WELL · 42-203-32096 · DISTRICT 6
Howell #7
Harrison County · Waskom (Travis Peak Lower) field · Vertical
Howell #7 (API 42-203-32096) is a well in Harrison County operated by Ocean Energy Inc., completed June 16, 1992.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1992 and 2000, permitted to 8,100 ft.
It was permitted by Seagull Energy E&P Inc. and has since transferred to Ocean Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Paluxy, T/M. Anhydrite, T/James, T/Travis Peak.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Seagull Energy E&P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 7, 2003 · 220 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ocean Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.through Nov 2006 |
| Latest permit | Seagull Energy E&P Inc.Oct 2, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,100
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 2, 2000
- last permit issued
- Jun 16, 1992
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.02M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 16, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howell G-6-179745 | Waskom (Travis Peak 1) | Diversified Production LLC | 1 | 0 | 77K | Oct 2000 – Jul 2026 |
| Howell G-6-141810 | Waskom (Travis Peak,lower) | Ocean Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 939K | Jan 1993 – May 2002 |
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.
- 1Arkla Exploration Co.Jan 1993 → Jan 1993
- 2Seagull Mid-South, Inc.Feb 1993 → May 1998
- 3Seagull Energy E&P Inc.Jun 1998 → Feb 1999
- 4Ocean Energy, Inc.Oct 2000 → Aug 2003
- 5Devon Louisiana CorporationSep 2003 → Dec 2005
- 6Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Jan 2006 → Nov 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500313-99 | Recompletion | Seagull Energy E&P Inc. | Oct 2, 2000 | Oct 2, 2000 | Oct 1, 2000 | 8,100 |
| 396065-98 | Drill | Arkla Exploration Co. | Apr 1, 1992 | Feb 4, 1992 | — | 8,100 |
| 396065-99 | Drill | Arkla Exploration Co. | Jan 22, 1992 | Feb 4, 1992 | Feb 11, 1992 | 8,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-141810 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-6-179745 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 292 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Paluxy | 2,700 | -2,408 |
| T/M. Anhydrite | 4,500 | -4,208 |
| T/James | 5,260 | -4,968 |
| T/Travis Peak | 5,865 | -5,573 |
| T/Cotton Valley | 7,788 | -7,496 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,966 | 5,971 | Perforated |
| 5,999 | 6,004 | Perforated |
| 7,460 | 7,477 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,700 | 12.25 | 1,238 S |
| 4.5 | 7,900 | 7.875 | 1,375 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 | Jan 8, 2001 | Nov 3, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 4, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 12, 1992 | Jul 1, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 6, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-203-32096 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-203-32096 → 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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