WELL · 42-263-31488 · DISTRICT 8
Red Mud #1
Kent County · S-M-S (Canyon Reef) field · Producing · Vertical
Red Mud #1 (API 42-263-31488) is a well in Kent County operated by Marwell Petroleum Ltd Partnrship, completed April 28, 1993 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 25, 1993, permitted to 7,500 ft.
It was permitted by Fortson Oil Company and has since transferred to Marwell Petroleum Ltd Partnrship on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Wolfcamp, Sms Sand, Canyon.
Its lease has reported 82.3K barrels of oil and 18 mcf of gas since April 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Marwell Petroleum Ltd Partnrship
Permitted by Fortson Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 22, 2026
- Permits on file
- 2
- Phone
- (713) 781-1105
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Marwell Petroleum Ltd Partnrship |
| Production reports | Marwell Petroleum Ltd Partnrshipthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Fortson Oil CompanyJan 25, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 25, 1993
- last permit issued
- Apr 28, 1993
- completed
- 82.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 18
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 28, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Mud O-11-67050 | S-M-S (Canyon Reef) | Marwell Petroleum Ltd Partnrship | 1 | 82.3K | 18 | Apr 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,142 · prior 12 1,250(-9%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Fortson Oil CompanyApr 1993 → Sep 2004
- 2Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.Oct 2004 → Jan 2023
- 3Marwell Petroleum Ltd PartnrshipFeb 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 408319-99 | Drill | Fortson Oil Company | Jan 21, 1993 | Jan 25, 1993 | Mar 29, 1993 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-67050 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,182 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,653 | 6,675 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,600 | 11 | 1,000 S |
| 5.5 | 6,653 | 7.875 | 790 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 | May 19, 1993 | May 10, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | May 14, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-263-31488 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-263-31488 → 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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