WELL · 42-351-30534 · DISTRICT 6
Arco-Maersk A #1
Newton County · Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) field · Horizontal
Arco-Maersk A #1 (API 42-351-30534) is a plugged horizontal well in Newton County, plugged August 11, 1997, last operated by Anadarko E&P Company LP.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 23, 1992, permitted to 12,500 ft.
It was permitted by Maersk Energy Inc. and has since transferred to Anadarko E&P Company LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Midway, Saratoga, Blossom, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 2.94K barrels of oil and 77.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2007.
Operator of record
Permitted by Maersk Energy Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2025 · 2,635 permits on file · (832) 636-1111
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Anadarko E&P Company LP |
| Production reports | Union Pacific Resources Companythrough Jul 1995 |
| Latest permit | Maersk Energy Inc.Jan 23, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 23, 1992
- last permit issued
- Feb 23, 1992
- completed
- 2.94K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 77.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2007
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 23, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 11, 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arco-Maersk "A" O-6-13028 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Anadarko E&P Company LP | 1 | 2.94K | 77.4K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2007 |
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.
- 1Maersk Energy Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1993
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanyJan 1994 → Jun 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 396084-98 | Drill | Maersk Energy Inc. | Jun 1, 1992 | Jan 23, 1992 | — | 12,062 |
| 396084-99 | Drill | Maersk Energy Inc. | Jan 23, 1992 | Jan 23, 1992 | Jan 25, 1992 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-13028 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 347 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Midway | 6,105 | -5,758 |
| Saratoga | 7,276 | -6,929 |
| Blossom | 7,748 | -7,401 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,236 | -7,889 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,093 | 9,252 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 60 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 2,150 | 14.75 | 1,539 S |
| 7.625 | 8,656 | 9.875 | 730 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, 1992 | Apr 1, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 11, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-351-30534 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-351-30534 → 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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