WELL · 42-145-30552 · DISTRICT 5
Novelli N. #3
Falls County · Lott field · Vertical
Novelli N. #3 (API 42-145-30552) is a plugged well in Falls County, plugged October 22, 1991, last operated by Searchers Exploration.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 25, 1985, permitted to 1,400 ft.
It was permitted by A-Lott-A Oil, Inc. and has since transferred to Searchers Exploration on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Woodbine, Buda.
Its lease has reported 9.75K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by A-Lott-A Oil, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Brenham, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 5, 2023
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Searchers Exploration |
| Production reports | Searchers Explorationthrough Jul 2001 |
| Latest permit | A-Lott-A Oil, Inc.Jan 25, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 25, 1985
- last permit issued
- Jan 30, 1985
- completed
- 9.75K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 30, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 22, 1991
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novelli, N. O-5-3100 | Lott | Searchers Exploration | 4 | 9.75K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1K & D Enterprises, Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1999
- 2Searchers ExplorationApr 1999 → Jul 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 265152-99 | Drill | A-Lott-A Oil, Inc. | Jan 25, 1985 | Jan 25, 1985 | Jan 25, 1985 | 1,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-5-3100 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 445 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN | 806 | -361 |
| Woodbine | 1,050 | -605 |
| Buda | 1,159 | -714 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,162 | 1,172 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,289 | 6.75 | 134 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jun 10, 1987 | Feb 9, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Jun 4, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 15, 1987 | Feb 9, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Apr 7, 1987 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-145-30552 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-145-30552 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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