WELL · 42-163-30906 · DISTRICT 1
English D.E. et AL #7
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
English D.E. ET AL #7 (API 42-163-30906) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged April 27, 1998, last operated by Brazos Petroleum Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 24, 1989, permitted to 6,668 ft.
It was permitted by Sandia Energy Corporation-NM and has since transferred to Brazos Petroleum Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Carrizo, San Miguel, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 55.3K barrels of oil and 14.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sandia Energy Corporation-NM; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Brazos Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | McDay Energy Corp.through Feb 1996 |
| Latest permit | Sandia Energy Corporation-NMOct 24, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,668
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 24, 1989
- last permit issued
- Dec 1, 1989
- completed
- 55.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 14.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 1, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 27, 1998
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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English, D.E. et AL O-1-5116 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Brazos Petroleum, Inc. | 6 | 55.3K | 14.9K | 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.
- 1Tide West Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 1994
- 2Horizon Natural Resources, Inc.Mar 1994 → May 1994
- 3McDay Energy Corp.Oct 1994 → Feb 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 365544-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Sandia Energy Corporation-NM | Oct 24, 1989 | Oct 24, 1989 | Oct 25, 1989 | 6,668 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-5116 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 662 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Carrizo | 1,560 | -898 |
| San Miguel | 5,220 | -4,558 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,210 | -5,548 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,200 | 6,619 | Perforated |
| 6,200 | 6,743 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 302 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| — | 3,080 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 6,240 | 7.875 | 225 S |
| 5.5 | 6,240 | — | 225 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 | May 16, 1994 | Jan 28, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 22, 1977 | — |
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 42-163-30906 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-30906 → 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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