WELL · 42-201-30960 · DISTRICT 3
Van Vorst #1
Harris County · Clinton N. (Yegua 8400) field · Vertical
Van Vorst #1 (API 42-201-30960) is a plugged well in Harris County, plugged November 22, 2013, last operated by High Bluff Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1979 and 1998, permitted to 9,100 ft.
It was permitted by Sonora Petroleum Corp. and has since transferred to High Bluff Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Yegua.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sonora Petroleum Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Littleton, CO · P-5 Y, filed Nov 3, 2017 · (303) 886-5616
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | High Bluff Operating LLC |
| Production reports | High Bluff Operating, LLCthrough May 2013 |
| Latest permit | Sonora Petroleum Corp.Oct 23, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,100
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 23, 1998
- last permit issued
- Sep 29, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 29, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 22, 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Vorst G-3-170538 | Clinton, N. (Yegua 8400) | High Bluff Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.48M | Sep 1998 – May 2015 |
| Vorst, William Van G-3-89617 | Clinton (Yegua B) | Sonora Petroleum Corp. | 1 | 0 | 1.16M | Jan 1993 – Mar 1999 |
| Van Vorst, William et al Unit G-3-105241 | Clinton, N. (Yegua 8360) | Sonora Petroleum Corp. | 1 | 0 | 359K | Jan 1993 – Sep 1998 |
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.
- 1Sonora Petroleum Corp.Jan 1993 → Mar 2012
- 2High Bluff Operating, LLCApr 2012 → May 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 480275-99 | Recompletion | Sonora Petroleum Corp. | Oct 19, 1998 | Oct 23, 1998 | Sep 15, 1998 | 8,340 |
| 179123-99 | Recompletion | HPC, Inc. | Oct 29, 1982 | Oct 29, 1982 | — | 9,100 |
| 50272-99 | Drill | Davis Oil Company | Jun 7, 1979 | Jun 7, 1979 | — | 9,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-89617 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-105241 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-170538 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 51 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,191 | 8,207 | Perforated |
| 8,356 | 8,366 | Perforated |
| 8,408 | 8,414 | Perforated |
| 8,476 | 8,483 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,267 | 15 | — |
| 10.75 | 2,767 | 15 | — |
| 2.375 | 8,000 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 8,368 | — | — |
| 7 | 8,430 | 9.875 | — |
| 2.375 | 8,440 | — | — |
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 | Nov 19, 1998 | Oct 19, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 4, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 8, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 7, 1980 | — |
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 42-201-30960 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-201-30960 → 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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