WELL · 42-201-31803 · DISTRICT 3
Britton-Cravens #18
Harris County · Goose Creek field · Vertical
Britton-Cravens #18 (API 42-201-31803) is a plugged well in Harris County, plugged November 30, 2005, last operated by Texas American Resources Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 3, 1984, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Minex, Inc. and has since transferred to Texas American Resources Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 19.7K barrels of oil and 27 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in November 2009. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Texas American Resources Company
Permitted by Minex, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 551 permits on file · (512) 480-8700
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texas American Resources Company |
| Production reports | Texas American Resources Companythrough Aug 2000 |
| Latest permit | Minex, Inc.Aug 3, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 3, 1984
- last permit issued
- Dec 18, 1984
- completed
- 19.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 27
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 18, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 30, 2005
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britton-Cravens O-3-1808 | Goose Creek | Texas American Resources Company | 5 | 19.7K | 27 | Jan 1993 – Nov 2009 |
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.
- 1Chain Oil & Gas, Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1994
- 2Tideland Service CorporationMar 1994 → Apr 1994
- 3D & G Operating Company, Inc.May 1994 → Jan 1996
- 4Wood Energy CorporationMar 1996 → Aug 1998
- 5Texas American Resources CompanyAug 2000 → Aug 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 247333-99 | Drill | Minex, Inc. | Aug 3, 1984 | Aug 3, 1984 | Sep 27, 1984 | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-1808 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,426 | 4,432 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,208 | 14.75 | 490 S |
| 7 | 4,666 | 8.75 | 425 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 26, 1985 | Jan 15, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Feb 21, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-201-31803 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-201-31803 → 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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