WELL · 42-287-30880 · DISTRICT 3
Snell Marcella #1
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Vertical
Snell Marcella #1 (API 42-287-30880) is a plugged well in Lee County, plugged October 19, 2018, last operated by Humble Exploration CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 3, 1981, permitted to 10,500 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 17.5K barrels of oil and 217K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 2019.
Operator of record
Giddings, TX · P-5 Inactive, filed May 1, 1984 · 425 permits on file · (972) 931-9333
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Humble Exploration Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Browning Oil Company, Inc.through Jan 2005 |
| Latest permit | Humble Exploration Co., Inc.Mar 3, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 3, 1981
- last permit issued
- May 27, 1981
- completed
- 17.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 217K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 27, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 19, 2018
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snell, Marcella O-3-17835 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | 1 | 17.5K | 217K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2019 |
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.
- 1Browning Oil Company, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110310-99 | Drill | Humble Exploration Co., Inc. | Mar 3, 1981 | Mar 3, 1981 | — | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-17835 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 316 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 8,300 | -7,984 |
| Austin Chalk | 9,075 | -8,759 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 9,635 | -9,319 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,427 | 9,633 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,731 | 12.25 | 960 S |
| 7 | 8,964 | 8.75 | 740 S |
| 2.375 | 9,400 | — | — |
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 | Aug 24, 1984 | Aug 7, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Aug 18, 1984 | Aug 7, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 15, 1981 | — |
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 42-287-30880 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-30880 → 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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