WELL · 42-297-34351 · DISTRICT 2
Nelson C. S. #11
Live Oak County · George West West (10430) field · Temp Abandoned · Directional
Nelson C. S. #11 (API 42-297-34351) is a well in Live Oak County operated by Sandel Operating Company, completed June 22, 1999 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in September 1, 2025.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1999 and 2015, permitted to 10,754 ft.
It was permitted by Oxy USA Inc. and has since transferred to Sandel Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Cole, Queen City, Wilcox, Luling.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by OXY USA Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Huntsville, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 17, 2025
- Permits on file
- 11
- Phone
- (936) 291-1002
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Sandel Operating Companythrough Aug 2025 |
| Latest permit | OXY USA Inc.Jan 30, 2015 |
- 10,754
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jan 30, 2015
- last permit issued
- Jun 22, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 958K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1999 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 22, 1999
- Shut in
- Sep 1, 2025
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson, C. S. G-2-174924 | George West, West (10430) | Sandel Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 958K | Jun 1999 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,878 · prior 12 15,388(-68%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Samson Lone Star LPJun 1999 → Jun 2007
- 2Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → Apr 2008
- 3Pogo Producing Company LLCMay 2008 → Aug 2011
- 4Plains Exploration & Prod. Co.Sep 2011 → Feb 2012
- 5OXY USA Inc.Mar 2012 → Apr 2017
- 6Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → May 2018
- 7Sandel Operating CompanyJun 2018 → Aug 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 803309-99 | Recompletion | OXY USA Inc. | Jan 28, 2015 | Jan 30, 2015 | — | 10,750 |
| 482959-98 | Drill | Samson Lone Star LP | Jul 8, 1999 | Feb 25, 1999 | — | 13,000 |
| 482959-99 | Drill | Samson Lone Star LP | Feb 25, 1999 | Feb 25, 1999 | Mar 21, 1999 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 1999 | Nelson C. S. G-2-174924 | George West West (10430) | Sandel Operating Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Sep 1, 2025 | 10,754 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 276 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cole | 2,505 | -2,229 |
| Queen City | 5,755 | -5,479 |
| Wilcox | 7,120 | -6,844 |
| Luling | 7,335 | -7,059 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,132 | 11,144 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,398 | 17.5 | 1,005 S |
| 9.625 | 8,298 | 12.25 | 630 S |
| 4.5 | 11,710 | 6.25 | 220 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 | Aug 17, 2001 | Jul 9, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Feb 8, 2000 | Jul 26, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 6, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-297-34351 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-34351 → 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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