WELL · 42-291-32566 · DISTRICT 3
Howell #1
Liberty County · Rich Ranch N. (12270) field · Temp Abandoned · Directional
Howell #1 (API 42-291-32566) is a well in Liberty County operated by Black Water Environmental L.L.C., completed January 13, 2005 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 14, 2004, permitted to 14,100 ft.
It was permitted by Westport Oil And Gas Company, LP and has since transferred to Black Water Environmental L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Het, Frio, Yegua, Cook Mountain.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Black Water Environmental L.L.C.
Permitted by Westport Oil and Gas Company, LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Texas City, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · (713) 569-8223
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Black Water Environmental L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Western Energy Group, LLCthrough Dec 2019 |
| Latest permit | Westport Oil and Gas Company, LPOct 14, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,100
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 14, 2004
- last permit issued
- Jan 13, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 713K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 13, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howell G-3-210877 | Rich Ranch, N. (12270) | Black Water Environmental L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 713K | Jan 2005 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Westport Oil and Gas Company, LPJan 2005 → Feb 2006
- 2Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LPMar 2006 → May 2007
- 3Southern G Holdings, LLCJun 2007 → Dec 2007
- 4Crimson Exploration Oper., Inc.Jan 2008 → Sep 2018
- 5Western Energy Group, LLCOct 2018 → Dec 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 552313-98 | Drill | Westport Oil and Gas Company, LP | Feb 11, 2005 | Oct 14, 2004 | — | 14,100 |
| 552313-99 | Drill | Westport Oil and Gas Company, LP | Oct 14, 2004 | Oct 14, 2004 | — | 14,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-210877 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 55 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Het | 5,202 | -5,147 |
| Frio | 5,398 | -5,343 |
| Yegua | 9,552 | -9,497 |
| Cook Mountain | 12,448 | -12,393 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,270 | 12,286 | Perforated |
| 12,296 | 12,303 | Perforated |
| 12,316 | 12,323 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,221 | 17.5 | 2,500 S |
| 9.625 | 10,622 | 12.25 | 1,575 S |
| 5.5 | 13,900 | 8.5 | 1,590 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 | Nov 29, 2005 | Mar 17, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 22, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-291-32566 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-291-32566 → 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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