WELL · 42-241-30780 · DISTRICT 3
BP America A-435 #1
Jasper County · Van Meter East (Yegua DY) field · Directional
BP America A-435 #1 (API 42-241-30780) is a plugged well in Jasper County, plugged January 24, 2024, last operated by Century Exploration Houston LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued November 3, 2008, permitted to 16,000 ft.
It was permitted by Century Exploration Houston, Inc and has since transferred to Century Exploration Houston LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Hck1, Nod1, Jx, Ckfld.
Its 2 leases have reported 31.1K barrels of oil and 44.7K mcf of gas since January 2010, last reporting in February 2024. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Century Exploration Houston LLC
Permitted by Century Exploration Houston, Inc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2018 · 31 permits on file · (877) 340-1231
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Century Exploration Houston LLC |
| Production reports | Merit Oilfield Servicesthrough Mar 2023 |
| Latest permit | Century Exploration Houston, IncNov 3, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 16,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 3, 2008
- last permit issued
- Jan 18, 2010
- completed
- 31.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 44.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2010 THROUGH Feb 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 18, 2010
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 24, 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BP America 'A-435' O-3-26564 | Van Meter (Yegua Cons.) | Long Branch Production, LLC | 1 | 9.64K | 4.57K | Mar 2014 – Feb 2024 |
| BP America 'A-435' O-3-25481 | Van Meter, East (Yegua, DY) | Century Exploration Houston, LLC | 1 | 21.4K | 40.1K | Jan 2010 – Apr 2015 |
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.
- 1Century Exploration Houston, IncJan 2010 → Oct 2011
- 2Century Exploration Houston, LLCNov 2011 → Sep 2014
- 3Whitehead Resources, Ltd.Sep 2017 → Apr 2021
- 4Merit Oilfield ServicesMay 2021 → Mar 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 674046-97 | Drill | Century Exploration Houston, Inc | Nov 9, 2009 | Nov 3, 2008 | Dec 22, 2009 | 16,000 |
| 674046-98 | Drill | Century Exploration Houston, Inc | Sep 18, 2009 | Nov 3, 2008 | — | 16,000 |
| 674046-99 | Drill | Century Exploration Houston, Inc | Oct 29, 2008 | Nov 3, 2008 | — | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-25481 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-26564 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 25 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| HCK1 | 5,907 | -5,882 |
| NOD1 | 6,365 | -6,340 |
| JX | 7,890 | -7,865 |
| Ckfld | 8,689 | -8,664 |
| DY4 | 9,010 | -8,985 |
| DY6 | 9,055 | -9,030 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,336 | 9,343 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,814 | 12.25 | 1,010 S |
| 7 | 9,615 | 8.5 | 305 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 | Feb 12, 2015 | Jan 29, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 7, 2010 | Jan 29, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 7, 2010 | — | — |
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 42-241-30780 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-241-30780 → 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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