WELL · 42-297-33650 · DISTRICT 2
Steinmeyer #7
Live Oak County · Houdman (Hockley) field · Vertical
Steinmeyer #7 (API 42-297-33650) is a plugged well in Live Oak County, plugged April 29, 2016, last operated by Bright North Explorations Ltd..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 27, 1985, permitted to 4,000 ft.
It was permitted by Forney Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Bright North Explorations Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Hockley, Pettus.
Its lease has reported 2.27K barrels of oil and 8.05K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Bright North Explorations Ltd.
Permitted by Forney Oil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Canada · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2015 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bright North Explorations Ltd. |
| Production reports | Bright North Explorations Ltd.through Jun 1997 |
| Latest permit | Forney Oil CorporationDec 27, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 27, 1985
- last permit issued
- Jan 30, 1986
- completed
- 2.27K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 8.05K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 30, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 29, 2016
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steinmeyer O-2-7061 | Houdman (Hockley) | Bright North Explorations Ltd. | 1 | 2.27K | 8.05K | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1Anderson Petro-Equipment, Inc.Jan 1995 → Jun 1995
- 2Bright North Explorations Ltd.Jul 1995 → Jun 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 294002-99 | Drill | Forney Oil Corporation | Nov 26, 1985 | Dec 27, 1985 | — | 4,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-7061 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 338 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Hockley | 2,116 | -1,778 |
| Hockley | 2,352 | -2,014 |
| Pettus | 3,135 | -2,797 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,116 | 2,378 | Perforated |
| 2,350 | 2,362 | Perforated |
| 2,364 | 2,370 | Perforated |
| 2,372 | 2,378 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 451 | 12.25 | 315 S |
| 5.5 | 3,509 | 7.875 | 329 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 | Mar 25, 1996 | Feb 14, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Jun 13, 1986 | Jun 5, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 28, 1986 | Feb 12, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 25, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-297-33650 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-33650 → 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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