WELL · 42-201-32673 · DISTRICT 3

Witten J. W. Unit #1

Plugged

Harris County · Highlands (8000) field  · Directional · Sidetrack

Witten J. W. Unit #1 (API 42-201-32673) is a plugged well in Harris County, plugged January 31, 2007, last operated by Sanchez Oil & Gas Corporation.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended 3 times) in 2004, permitted to 9,800 ft.

Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg.

Operator of record

Sanchez Oil & Gas Corporation

Based in
Houston, TX
P-5 status
Active – Extension (X)
P-5 last filed
Mar 11, 2026
Permits on file
541
Phone
(713) 783-8000

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedulenone
Production reportsSanchez Oil & Gas Corporationthrough Nov 2006
Latest permitSanchez Oil & Gas CorporationApr 21, 2004
9,800
total depth, ft
5
permits on file
Apr 21, 2004
last permit issued
May 31, 2004
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
724K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2004 THROUGH Jan 2007

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
May 31, 2004
Shut in
—
Plugged
Jan 31, 2007

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 →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Witten, J. W. Unit G-3-204351Highlands (8000)Sanchez Oil & Gas Corporation10724KMay 2004 – Jan 2007

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.

  1. 1Sanchez Oil & Gas CorporationJun 2004 → Nov 2006

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
544736-99Drill · sidetrackSanchez Oil & Gas CorporationApr 21, 2004Apr 21, 2004—9,800
541752-96Drill · sidetrackSanchez Oil & Gas CorporationAug 17, 2004Mar 3, 2004—9,800
541752-97Drill · sidetrackSanchez Oil & Gas CorporationApr 21, 2004Mar 3, 2004—9,800
541752-98DrillSanchez Oil & Gas CorporationAug 12, 2004Mar 3, 2004—9,800
541752-99DrillSanchez Oil & Gas CorporationFeb 5, 2004Mar 3, 2004Mar 26, 20049,800

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
May 31, 2004Witten J. W. Unit G-3-204351Highlands (8000)Sanchez Oil & Gas CorporationPlugged—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 36 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
FrioTOP FRIO5,200-5,164
VicksburgTOP VICKSBURG7,800-7,764

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
8,2388,258Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
10.754,20014.75480 S
7.6258,1459.875635 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Feb 8, 2005Jul 29, 2004Yes
00Nov 30, 2004——

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.

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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