WELL · 42-227-37983 · DISTRICT 8
Ancient Seas #1
Howard County · Vealmoor field · Vertical
Ancient Seas #1 (API 42-227-37983) is a well in Howard County operated by Sabalo Operating LLC, completed February 27, 2015.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2014 and 2016, permitted to 9,000 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Yates, Seven Rivers, San Andres, Glorieta.
Its 2 leases have reported 3.29K barrels of oil and 1.22K mcf of gas since February 2015, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Corpus Chrsti, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 10, 2022 · 180 permits on file · (877) 852-4341
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sabalo Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Sabalo Operating, LLCthrough Dec 2018 |
| Latest permit | Sabalo Operating, LLCOct 28, 2016 |
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 28, 2016
- last permit issued
- Feb 27, 2015
- completed
- 3.29K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.22K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2015 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 27, 2015
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Seas O-10-48762 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 1 | 2.61K | 462 | Mar 2017 – Jul 2026 |
| Ancient Seas O-10-46111 | Vealmoor | Sabalo Operating, LLC | 1 | 686 | 762 | Feb 2015 – Oct 2017 |
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.
- 1Finley Resources, Inc.Apr 2015 → Apr 2016
- 2Sabalo Operating, LLCDec 2016 → Dec 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 819686-99 | Recompletion | Sabalo Operating, LLC | Oct 21, 2016 | Oct 28, 2016 | Dec 10, 2016 | 9,000 |
| 782964-99 | Drill | Finley Resources, Inc. | Mar 24, 2014 | May 3, 2014 | Aug 24, 2014 | 8,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-46111 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-48762 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,776 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 1,900 | 876 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,037 | 739 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 3,437 | -661 |
| Glorieta | 4,200 | -1,424 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK - SEVERE WATER FLOWS | 4,570 | -1,794 |
| Spraberry | 6,125 | -3,349 |
| Dean | 7,308 | -4,532 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,428 | -4,652 |
| Coleman Junction | — | — |
| Leonard | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,900 | 7,707 | Open hole |
| 7,940 | 7,990 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 422 | 17.5 | 505 S |
| 8.625 | 4,085 | 13.125 | 1,240 S |
| 5.5 | 7,940 | 7.875 | 435 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 | Aug 8, 2017 | Jun 6, 2017 | — |
| 00 | May 14, 2015 | Apr 20, 2015 | Yes |
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 42-227-37983 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-37983 → 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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