WELL · 42-313-30938 · DISTRICT 3
Sowell #1
Madison County · Fort Trinidad East (Georgetown) field · Producing · Vertical
Sowell #1 (API 42-313-30938) is a well in Madison County operated by Wildfire Energy Operating LLC, completed November 20, 2012 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 20, 2012, permitted to 13,000 ft.
It was permitted by Silver Oak Energy, LLC and has since transferred to Wildfire Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Fort Trinidad, East (Buda), Fort Trinidad, East (Georgetown), Fort Trinidad, East (Edwards), Fort Trinidad, East (Edwards -A-.
Its lease has reported 35K barrels of oil and 46.6K mcf of gas since November 2012, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Silver Oak Energy, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 171 permits on file · (713) 261-3871
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Wildfire Energy Operating LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Silver Oak Energy, LLCJul 20, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 20, 2012
- last permit issued
- Nov 20, 2012
- completed
- 35K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 46.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2012 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 20, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sowell O-3-26241 | Fort Trinidad, East (Georgetown) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 1 | 35K | 46.6K | Nov 2012 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,146 · prior 12 1,351(-15%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 243 · prior 12 274(-11%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Silver Oak Energy, LLCNov 2012 → Dec 2015
- 2MD America Energy, LLCJan 2016 → Apr 2022
- 3Wildfire Energy Operating LLCMay 2022 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 744790-98 | Drill | Silver Oak Energy, LLC | Jul 24, 2012 | Jul 20, 2012 | Nov 18, 2012 | 13,000 |
| 744790-99 | Drill | Silver Oak Energy, LLC | Jul 17, 2012 | Jul 20, 2012 | Aug 6, 2012 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-26241 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 253 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Trinidad, East (Buda) | 9,312 | -9,059 |
| Fort Trinidad, East (Georgetown) | 9,426 | -9,173 |
| Fort Trinidad, East (Edwards) | 9,898 | -9,645 |
| Fort Trinidad, East (Edwards -A- | 10,003 | -9,750 |
| Fort Trinidad, SE (Edwards) | 10,200 | -9,947 |
| Fort Trinidad (Glen Rose, Upper) | 10,584 | -10,331 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,312 | 9,380 | Perforated |
| 9,426 | 9,502 | Perforated |
| 9,898 | 9,960 | Perforated |
| 10,003 | 10,110 | Perforated |
| 10,200 | 10,356 | Perforated |
| 10,584 | 11,478 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,370 | 12.25 | 1,713 S |
| 7 | 11,634 | 8.75 | 605 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 26, 2014 | Feb 11, 2013 | 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 42-313-30938 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-313-30938 → 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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