WELL · 42-321-31856 · DISTRICT 3
Thomas #1
Matagorda County · Pheasant (Simpson) field · Vertical
Thomas #1 (API 42-321-31856) is a plugged well in Matagorda County, plugged August 20, 2003, last operated by Noble Energy Inc.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended 3 times) between 2000 and 2003, permitted to 9,500 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Frio, F 14b, F 20, F 23.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 26, 2025
- Permits on file
- 565
- Phone
- (866) 212-1212
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Noble Energy Inc |
| Production reports | Noble Energy Incthrough Jan 2003 |
| Latest permit | Noble Energy IncFeb 3, 2003 |
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Feb 3, 2003
- last permit issued
- May 9, 2003
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 106K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2001 THROUGH Oct 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 9, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 20, 2003
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas G-3-181301 | Pheasant (Nelson) | Noble Energy Inc | 1 | 0 | 106K | Feb 2001 – Oct 2003 |
| Thomas G-3-195227 | Pheasant (Simpson) | Noble Energy Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 | May 2003 – Aug 2003 |
| Thomas G-3-181302 | Wildcat | Noble Energy Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 2001 – May 2003 |
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.
- 1Samedan Oil CorporationFeb 2001 → Dec 2002
- 2Noble Energy IncJan 2003 → Jan 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 527774-98 | Recompletion | Noble Energy Inc | Apr 21, 2003 | Feb 3, 2003 | Jan 13, 2003 | 8,780 |
| 527774-99 | Recompletion | Noble Energy Inc | Jan 28, 2003 | Feb 3, 2003 | — | 9,040 |
| 501449-97 | Drill | Samedan Oil Corporation | Mar 12, 2001 | Oct 31, 2000 | — | 9,500 |
| 501449-98 | Drill | Samedan Oil Corporation | Jan 10, 2001 | Oct 31, 2000 | — | 9,168 |
| 501449-99 | Drill | Samedan Oil Corporation | Oct 31, 2000 | Oct 31, 2000 | Nov 17, 2000 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-181301 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-181302 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-195227 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 27 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| FrioTOP FRIO | 7,156 | -7,129 |
| F 14B | 8,382 | -8,355 |
| F 20 | 8,686 | -8,659 |
| F 23 | 8,888 | -8,861 |
| F 25 | 9,064 | -9,037 |
| U McDonald | 9,368 | -9,341 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,241 | 8,245 | Perforated |
| 9,066 | 9,082 | Perforated |
| 9,368 | 9,382 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,514 | 12.25 | 422 S |
| 5.5 | 9,500 | 8.75 | 1,030 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 | Jul 9, 2003 | Jun 13, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 3, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | May 22, 2001 | Feb 14, 2001 | — |
| 00 | May 17, 2001 | Feb 14, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 23, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-321-31856 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-321-31856 → 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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