WELL · 42-163-33053 · DISTRICT 1
Newsom A #1
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Newsom A #1 (API 42-163-33053) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged January 13, 2021, last operated by Express Oil CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 12, 1991, permitted to 5,700 ft.
It was permitted by Kinlaw Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Express Oil CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including San Miguel, Anacacho, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 8.82K barrels of oil and 39 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Kinlaw Oil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Hallettsville, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 47 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Express Oil Co. |
| Production reports | Mis Kris Oil & Gas, Inc.through Sep 1996 |
| Latest permit | Kinlaw Oil CorporationApr 12, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 12, 1991
- last permit issued
- May 10, 1991
- completed
- 8.82K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 39
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 10, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 13, 2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newsom "A" O-1-13078 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Express Oil Co. | 1 | 8.82K | 39 | 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.
- 1Kinlaw Oil CorporationJan 1993 → Oct 1994
- 2Mis Kris Oil & Gas, Inc.Feb 1995 → Sep 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 386743-99 | Drill | Kinlaw Oil Corporation | Apr 12, 1991 | Apr 12, 1991 | Apr 16, 1991 | 5,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-13078 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 670 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Miguel | 4,528 | -3,858 |
| Anacacho | 5,046 | -4,376 |
| Austin Chalk | 5,384 | -4,714 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,432 | 8,391 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 592 | 14.75 | 325 S |
| 7 | 5,060 | 9.875 | 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 | Jun 26, 1991 | May 15, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 24, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-163-33053 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-33053 → 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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