WELL · 42-227-31563 · DISTRICT 8
Settles W.R. #55
Howard County · Howard Glasscock field · Vertical
Settles W.R. #55 (API 42-227-31563) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged August 16, 2002, last operated by Endeavor Energy Resources L.P..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 30, 1978, permitted to 2,500 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Corp. and has since transferred to Endeavor Energy Resources L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 1.54M barrels of oil and 70.2K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 2012. The lease carries 69 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.
Permitted by Exxon Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 12, 2026
- Permits on file
- 6,190
- Phone
- (432) 221-7400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Endeavor Energy Resources L.P. |
| Production reports | Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.through Nov 2011 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.Jan 30, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 30, 1978
- last permit issued
- Feb 18, 1978
- completed
- 1.54M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 70.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 18, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 16, 2002
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 69 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Settles,w.r. O-10-23286 | Howard Glasscock | Endeavor Energy Resources L.P. | 69 | 1.54M | 70.2K | Jan 1993 – May 2012 |
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.
- 1Exxon Corp.Jan 1993 → Mar 2000
- 2Exxon Mobil CorporationApr 2000 → Jul 2003
- 3Scythian, Ltd.Aug 2003 → Apr 2006
- 4Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.May 2006 → Nov 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17283-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Jan 30, 1978 | Jan 30, 1978 | Feb 10, 1978 | 2,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-23286 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,288 | 2,390 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 345 | 11 | 200 S |
| 4.5 | 2,475 | 7.875 | 225 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 12, 1984 | Mar 24, 1978 | — |
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 42-227-31563 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-31563 → 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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