WELL · 42-163-31537 · DISTRICT 1
Howard #1
Frio County · Big Foot West (Gas) field · Vertical
Howard #1 (API 42-163-31537) is a plugged well in Frio County, plugged January 7, 2016, last operated by Wayne E. Glenn Associates Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 14, 1977, permitted to 3,500 ft.
It was permitted by Glenn, Wayne E. & Assoc., Inc. and has since transferred to Wayne E. Glenn Associates Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Wayne E. Glenn Associates Inc.
Permitted by Glenn, Wayne E. & Assoc., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dickinson, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 2, 2015 · (281) 734-0863
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wayne E. Glenn Associates Inc. |
| Production reports | Wayne E. Glenn Associates, Inc.through Dec 2015 |
| Latest permit | Glenn, Wayne E. & Assoc., Inc.Dec 14, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 14, 1977
- last permit issued
- Nov 30, 1977
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 137K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 30, 1977
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 7, 2016
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard G-1-74308 | Big Foot, West (Gas) | Wayne E. Glenn Associates, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 137K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2016 |
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.
- 1Glenn, Wayne E. & Assoc., Inc.Jul 1993 → Jun 2005
- 2Glenn, Wayne E. Associates Inc.Jul 2005 → Jun 2008
- 3Wayne E. Glenn Associates, Inc.Jul 2008 → Dec 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10735-99 | Drill | Glenn, Wayne E. & Assoc., Inc. | Dec 14, 1977 | Dec 14, 1977 | — | 3,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-74308 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,185 | 3,214 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 141 | 12.25 | 100 S |
| 4.5 | 3,297 | 7.875 | 525 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 | Dec 12, 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 42-163-31537 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-31537 → 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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