WELL · 42-285-34227 · DISTRICT 3
Cotton #1
Lavaca County · Sublime N. (Yegua 4350) field · Vertical
Cotton #1 (API 42-285-34227) is a plugged well in Lavaca County, plugged April 8, 2024, last operated by Square Mile Energy L.L.C..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 27, 2022, permitted to 4,700 ft.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Catahoula, Frio, Vicksburg, Yegua.
Its 2 leases have reported 74 barrels of oil and 185K mcf of gas since September 2022, last reporting in May 2024. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 177 permits on file · (866) 639-6618
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Square Mile Energy L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Square Mile Energy, L.L.C.through Feb 2024 |
| Latest permit | Square Mile Energy, L.L.C.Jun 27, 2022 |
- 4,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 27, 2022
- last permit issued
- Feb 1, 2023
- completed
- 74
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 185K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2022 THROUGH May 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 1, 2023
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 8, 2024
Surface location
29.514248, -96.774498
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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Lavaca County.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton O-3-27991 | Sublime, N. (Yegua 4350) | Square Mile Energy, L.L.C. | 1 | 74 | 143K | Sep 2022 – May 2024 |
| Cotton G-3-296263 | Sublime, N. (Yegua 4350) | Square Mile Energy, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 41.9K | Oct 2023 – Apr 2024 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Square Mile Energy, L.L.C.Dec 2022 → Feb 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 881582-99 | Drill | Square Mile Energy, L.L.C. | Jun 27, 2022 | Jun 27, 2022 | — | 4,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-296263 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-27991 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 285 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,920 | 3,928 | Perforated |
| 3,943 | 3,946 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 850 | 12.25 | 445 S |
| 5.5 | 4,199 | 7.875 | 624 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 8, 2024 | Nov 22, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Dec 14, 2022 | Oct 5, 2022 | 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 42-285-34227 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-34227 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Beth Offutt42-089-32769
5.5 KM · Shiner Exploration, LLC · Section with this well →
| Catahoula | 1,700 | -1,434 |
| Frio | 2,010 | -1,744 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 2,870 | -2,604 |
| Vicksburg | 3,260 | -2,994 |
| Yegua | 4,425 | -4,159 |
| Wilcox | 7,161 | -6,895 |
| Wilcox | 8,965 | -8,699 |
| Midway | 10,710 | -10,444 |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Ohnheiser Unit42-089-32774
6.9 KM · Castex Energy, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Catahoula | 1,850 | -1,519 |
| Frio | 2,570 | -2,239 |
| Vicksburg | 3,060 | -2,729 |
| Yegua | 3,770 | -3,439 |
| Wilcox | 6,670 | -6,339 |
| Wilcox | 9,850 | -9,519 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Midway | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Kimes Gas Unit42-089-32674
11.8 KM · Sundown Energy LP · Section with this well →
| Wilcox | 7,536 | -7,198 |
| Wilcox | 9,576 | -9,238 |
| Yegua | 9,875 | -9,537 |
Miller A42-089-32653
12.0 KM · Lone Oak Energy Inc · Section with this well →
| Wilcox | 6,770 | -6,454 |
Ray Corcoran Gas Unit42-089-32664
12.6 KM · Sundown Energy LP · Section with this well →
| Yegua | 3,273 | -2,910 |
| Wilcox | 6,367 | -6,004 |
| Wilcox | 7,493 | -7,130 |
Durbin Gas Unit42-089-32753
13.5 KM · Shiner Exploration, LLC · Section with this well →
| Catahoula | 2,605 | -2,282 |
| Vicksburg | 3,820 | -3,497 |
| Frio | 4,060 | -3,737 |
| Yegua | 4,400 | -4,077 |
| Wilcox | 6,800 | -6,477 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Renger Sand - Production | — | |
| Wilcox | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Woytek42-285-34249
15.3 KM · MB Energy, LLC · Section with this well →
| Wilcox | 5,648 | -5,340 |
| Allen Sand | 9,650 | -9,342 |
| Burns Sand | 9,780 | -9,472 |
| Yegua | — | |
| Catahoula | — | |
| Eagle Ford | — | |
| Edwards | — | |
| Frio | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Leo Hoffer Gas Unit42-285-31697
15.5 KM · Superior Oil Company, The · Section with this well →
| Wilcox | 7,500 | -7,210 |
| Edwards | 13,006 | -12,716 |
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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