WELL · 42-241-30509 · DISTRICT 6
Arco-Vastar Unit A-246 #1
Jasper County · Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) field · Horizontal
Arco-Vastar Unit A-246 #1 (API 42-241-30509) is a plugged horizontal well in Jasper County, plugged May 5, 1998, last operated by Anadarko E&P Company LP.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued June 4, 1991, permitted to 13,500 ft.
It was permitted by Arco Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Anadarko E&P Company LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Midway, Saratoga, Base Upper Chalk, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 44.9K barrels of oil and 237K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 2007.
Operator of record
Permitted by Arco Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 27, 2012
- Permits on file
- 2,635
- Phone
- (832) 636-3130
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Anadarko E&P Company LP |
| Production reports | Union Pacific Resources Companythrough Oct 1995 |
| Latest permit | Arco Oil & Gas Co.Jun 4, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 4, 1991
- last permit issued
- Oct 28, 1991
- completed
- 44.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 237K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2007
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 28, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 5, 1998
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 →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arco-Vastar Unit A-246 O-6-12929 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Anadarko E&P Company LP | 1 | 44.9K | 237K | Jan 1993 – May 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.
- 1Arco Oil & Gas Co.Jan 1993 → Feb 1994
- 2Vastar Resources, Inc.Apr 1994 → Oct 1994
- 3Union Pacific Resources CompanyOct 1995 → Oct 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 388625-98 | Drill | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Jan 30, 1992 | Jun 4, 1991 | — | 13,500 |
| 388625-99 | Drill | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Jun 4, 1991 | Jun 4, 1991 | Aug 26, 1991 | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-12929 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 246 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Midway | 6,764 | -6,518 |
| Saratoga | 8,021 | -7,775 |
| Base Upper Chalk | 8,611 | -8,365 |
| Austin ChalkTOP AUSTIN | 8,961 | -8,715 |
| Top Hard Austin | 9,338 | -9,092 |
| Austin ChalkBASE AUSTIN | 9,511 | -9,265 |
| Lower Cretaceous | 9,625 | -9,379 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,647 | 12,183 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,710 | 14.75 | 170 S |
| 7.625 | 9,157 | 9.875 | 300 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 | Oct 11, 1994 | Jul 25, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Feb 4, 1992 | Dec 16, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 27, 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 42-241-30509 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-241-30509 → 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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