WELL · 42-157-32248 · DISTRICT 3
Steffek #1
Fort Bend County · Needville (Miocene 4200) field · Vertical
Steffek #1 (API 42-157-32248) is a plugged well in Fort Bend County, plugged November 17, 2012, last operated by Zachry Exploration LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 1, 2003, permitted to 4,800 ft.
It was permitted by Zachry Exploration, Ltd. and has since transferred to Zachry Exploration LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Zachry Exploration, Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- San Antonio, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 18, 2025
- Permits on file
- 25
- Phone
- (210) 258-2200
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Zachry Exploration LLC |
| Production reports | Zachry Exploration, LLCthrough Oct 2011 |
| Latest permit | Zachry Exploration, Ltd.Dec 1, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 1, 2003
- last permit issued
- Feb 17, 2004
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 518K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2004 THROUGH Aug 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 17, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 17, 2012
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steffek G-3-199709 | Needville (Miocene 4200) | Zachry Exploration, LLC | 1 | 0 | 518K | Feb 2004 – Aug 2013 |
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.
- 1Zachry Exploration, Ltd.Feb 2004 → Jan 2009
- 2Zachry Exploration, Inc.Feb 2009 → Nov 2009
- 3Zachry Exploration, LLCDec 2009 → Oct 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 539063-99 | Drill | Zachry Exploration, Ltd. | Nov 26, 2003 | Dec 1, 2003 | Dec 31, 2003 | 4,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-199709 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,433 | 4,440 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 764 | 12.25 | 343 S |
| 2.875 | 4,795 | 7.875 | 1,164 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 | Apr 2, 2004 | Mar 1, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 11, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-157-32248 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-157-32248 → 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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