WELL · 42-185-30489 · DISTRICT 3
Norwood Unit #1
Grimes County · Iola (Woodbine) field · Horizontal
Norwood Unit #1 (API 42-185-30489) is a plugged horizontal well in Grimes County, plugged December 2, 2020, last operated by Contango Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1994 and 2001, permitted to 16,000 ft.
It was permitted by Patterson Petroleum LP and has since transferred to Contango Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Georgetown.
Its 3 leases have reported 59.4K barrels of oil and 1.61M mcf of gas since February 1995, last reporting in January 2021. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Patterson Petroleum LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 8, 2021 · 7 permits on file · (800) 960-8078
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Contango Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | Patterson Petroleum LPthrough Mar 2002 |
| Latest permit | Patterson Petroleum LPApr 5, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 16,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 5, 2001
- last permit issued
- Feb 23, 2001
- completed
- 59.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.61M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1995 THROUGH Jan 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 23, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 2, 2020
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwood Unit O-3-23988 | Iola (Woodbine) | Contango Resources, Inc. | 1 | 333 | 2.05K | Feb 2001 – Jan 2021 |
| Norwood Unit G-3-155247 | Iola (Georgetown) | Patterson Petroleum LP | 1 | 0 | 1.04M | Jul 1995 – May 2001 |
| Norwood Unit O-3-22741 | Iola (Georgetown) | Patterson Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 59.1K | 564K | Feb 1995 – Sep 1995 |
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.
- 1Patterson Petroleum, Inc.Feb 1995 → Jun 1998
- 2Patterson Petroleum LPFeb 2001 → Mar 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 507176-99 | Recompletion | Patterson Petroleum LP | Mar 29, 2001 | Apr 5, 2001 | Feb 14, 2001 | 10,300 |
| 431374-99 | Drill | Patterson Petroleum, Inc. | Dec 28, 1994 | Dec 28, 1994 | Dec 29, 1994 | 16,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-155247 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-22741 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-23988 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 340 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| GeorgetownTOP GEORGETOWN | 10,520 | -10,180 |
| GeorgetownTOP OF GEORGETOWN | 10,520 | -10,180 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,240 | 10,248 | Perforated |
| 10,520 | 14,300 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,800 | 13.5 | 831 S |
| 7.625 | 10,520 | 9.875 | 600 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 27, 2001 | Mar 29, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | May 9, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 6, 1995 | Jul 26, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Sep 12, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 28, 1995 | Jul 6, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 18, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-185-30489 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-185-30489 → 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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