WELL · 42-321-31574 · DISTRICT 3
L.M. Steele Trust #1
Matagorda County · Vertical
L.M. Steele Trust #1 (API 42-321-31574) is a permitted well in Matagorda County filed by Lexington Exploration LLC; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits (amended once) between 1988 and 2014, permitted to 17,000 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Anahuac, Frio.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 1 permits on file · (832) 334-3821
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Finley Resources, Inc.through May 2011 |
| Latest permit | Lexington Exploration LLCOct 17, 2014 |
- 17,000
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Oct 17, 2014
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.08M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steele, L. M. Trust G-3-130044 | Duncan Slough, SW (Frio 7) | Amrwr, LLC | 1 | 0 | 3.08M | 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.
- 1Ashland Exploration, Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1997
- 2Blazer Energy Corp.Apr 1997 → Mar 1998
- 3Whiting Petroleum CorporationApr 1998 → Nov 2003
- 4Whiting Oil and Gas CorporationDec 2003 → Mar 2005
- 5Delta Exploration Company, Inc.Apr 2005 → Mar 2007
- 6Finley Resources, Inc.Apr 2007 → May 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 795339-99 | Recompletion | Lexington Exploration LLC | Aug 29, 2014 | Oct 17, 2014 | — | 16,500 |
| 700065-99 | Recompletion | Finley Resources, Inc. | Aug 2, 2010 | Aug 17, 2010 | — | 16,500 |
| 613304-99 | Recompletion | Delta Exploration Company, Inc. | Jan 31, 2006 | Feb 23, 2006 | — | 16,500 |
| 350264-98 | Drill | Ashland Exploration, Inc. | Feb 17, 1989 | Aug 17, 1988 | — | 17,000 |
| 350264-99 | Drill | Ashland Exploration, Inc. | Aug 17, 1988 | Aug 17, 1988 | — | 17,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-130044 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 36 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,302 | 11,321 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 3,500 | 22 | 4,775 S |
| 11.75 | 9,855 | 14.75 | 860 S |
| 7.625 | 11,343 | 8.75 | 65 S |
| 26 | — | — | — |
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 30, 1989 | Feb 22, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 15, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-321-31574 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-321-31574 → 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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