WELL · 42-157-31062 · DISTRICT 3
Novak Gas Unit #1A
Fort Bend County · Tavener East (7950) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Novak Gas Unit #1A (API 42-157-31062) is a well in Fort Bend County operated by Dynamic Production Inc., completed March 11, 1980 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 31, 1979, permitted to 8,350 ft.
It was permitted by Tee Operating CO. and has since transferred to Dynamic Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Tee Operating Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 276 permits on file · (817) 291-4410
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Dynamic Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Dynamic Production, Inc.through Jan 2013 |
| Latest permit | Tee Operating Co.Dec 31, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,350
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 31, 1979
- last permit issued
- Mar 11, 1980
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.89M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 11, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novak Gas Unit G-3-88173 | Tavener, East (7950) | Dynamic Production, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.89M | 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.
- 1Dynamic Production, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68712-99 | Drill | Tee Operating Co. | Dec 31, 1979 | Dec 31, 1979 | — | 8,350 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-88173 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,002 | 8,018 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,470 | 14.75 | 1,235 S |
| 2.375 | 7,803 | — | — |
| 7 | 7,890 | 7.875 | 275 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 16, 1980 | — |
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 42-157-31062 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-157-31062 → 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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