TEXAS · WELLS · GRAYSON COUNTY · HOWELL, VERNON C. LEASE · API 42-181-31140 · DISTRICT 7C
Howell Vernon C. #1
Grayson County · Delaware Bend North (Handy) field · Vertical
Howell Vernon C. #1 (API 42-181-31140) is a plugged well in Grayson County, plugged March 16, 2000, last operated by Howco Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 6, 1985, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Rudman, M.B. and has since transferred to Howco Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Top Cornick Hills, Top Handy Sand, Top "P" Zone.
Its lease has reported 1.96K barrels of oil and 36.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2000.
Operator of record
Permitted by Rudman, M.B.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Whitesboro, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 16, 2001
- Permits on file
- 6
- Phone
- (903) 564-6279
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Howco Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Howco Energy, Inc.through Oct 1998 |
| Latest permit | Rudman, M.B.Jun 6, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 6, 1985
- last permit issued
- Sep 14, 1985
- completed
- 1.96K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 36.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2000
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 14, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 16, 2000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howell, Vernon C. O-13-25915 | Delaware Bend, North (Handy) | Howco Energy, Inc. | 1 | 1.96K | 36.4K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2000 |
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.
- 1Howco Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 1998
- 2Grayson Petroleum CompanyFeb 1993 → Oct 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 277011-99 | Drill | Rudman, M.B. | Dec 16, 1985 | Jun 6, 1985 | — | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 1985 | Howell Vernon C. O-13-25915 | Delaware Bend North (Handy) | Howco Energy Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 788 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Top Cornick Hills | 6,500 | -5,712 |
| Top Handy Sand | 6,692 | -5,904 |
| Top "P" Zone | 7,290 | -6,502 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,293 | 7,839 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 935 | 13.75 | 650 S |
| 5.5 | 8,018 | 7.875 | 1,000 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 | Feb 6, 1986 | Jan 7, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 28, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-181-31140 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-181-31140 → 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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