WELL · 42-245-32143 · DISTRICT 3
M-Half Circle #1
Jefferson County · LA Belle North (Marginula 8000) field · Vertical
M-Half Circle #1 (API 42-245-32143) is a plugged well in Jefferson County, plugged July 7, 1998, last operated by Samedan Oil Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 16, 1997, permitted to 8,800 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Het, Marg, Frio.
Its lease has reported 3.52K barrels of oil since March 1997, last reporting in July 1998.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 5, 2002 · 808 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Samedan Oil Corporation |
| Production reports | Samedan Oil Corporationthrough Nov 1997 |
| Latest permit | Samedan Oil CorporationJan 16, 1997 |
- 8,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 16, 1997
- last permit issued
- Mar 22, 1997
- completed
- 3.52K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1997 THROUGH Jul 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 22, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 7, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M-Half Circle O-3-23206 | LA Belle, North (Marginula 8000) | Samedan Oil Corporation | 1 | 3.52K | 0 | Mar 1997 – Jul 1998 |
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.
- 1Samedan Oil CorporationMar 1997 → Nov 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 457382-99 | Drill | Samedan Oil Corporation | Jan 15, 1997 | Jan 16, 1997 | Jan 22, 1997 | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-23206 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 10 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASE OF MIOCENE | 6,985 | -6,975 |
| Het | 7,600 | -7,590 |
| Marg | 8,139 | -8,129 |
| Frio | 8,568 | -8,558 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,138 | 8,140 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,022 | 12.25 | 985 S |
| 5.5 | — | 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 | Apr 29, 1997 | Apr 10, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 28, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-245-32143 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-245-32143 → 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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