WELL · 42-167-00289 · DISTRICT 3
Cade, E. K. #68ST
Galveston County · Directional
Cade, E. K. #68ST (API 42-167-00289) is a plugged well in Galveston County, plugged October 12, 2016, last operated by Houston Oil Prod Enterprises,Inc.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1983 and 2005, permitted to 8,342 ft.
Its lease has reported 2.24M barrels of oil and 1.18M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 74 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston Oil Prod Enterprises,inc
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 49 permits on file · (713) 927-1187
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Big Lake Corporationthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Houston Oil Prod Enterprises,incJul 18, 2005 |
- 8,342
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 18, 2005
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 2.24M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.18M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 12, 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; they carry 74 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade, E. K. O-3-2095 | High Island | Big Lake Corporation | 74 | 2.24M | 1.18M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 31,844 · prior 12 23,077(+38%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 25,433 · prior 12 30,512(-17%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Houston Oil Prod Enterprises,incJan 1993 → Dec 2025
- 2Big Lake CorporationJan 2026 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 603545-98 | Reenter | Houston Oil Prod Enterprises,inc | Oct 20, 2005 | Jul 18, 2005 | Aug 26, 2005 | 8,342 |
| 603545-99 | Reenter | Houston Oil Prod Enterprises,inc | Jul 15, 2005 | Jul 18, 2005 | — | 8,100 |
| 210343-99 | Other | Houston Oil Prod Enterprises,inc | Aug 29, 1983 | Sep 8, 1983 | — | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-2095 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,199 | 8,205 | Perforated |
| — | 7,226 | Perforated |
| — | 7,306 | Perforated |
| — | 7,402 | Perforated |
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 | Feb 16, 2006 | Nov 10, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 14, 2005 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-167-00289 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-167-00289 → 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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