WELL · 42-355-33199 · DISTRICT 4
Butts J. B. #18
Nueces County · Stratton (Consolidated) field · Vertical
Butts J. B. #18 (API 42-355-33199) is a plugged well in Nueces County, plugged September 20, 2010, last operated by Apache Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 17, 1999, permitted to 8,600 ft.
It was permitted by Collins & Ware, Inc. and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio.
Its 2 leases have reported 458 barrels of oil and 12.8K mcf of gas since March 2000, last reporting in September 2010. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Collins & Ware, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 9,754 permits on file · (713) 296-6400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Aug 2006 |
| Latest permit | Collins & Ware, Inc.Dec 17, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 17, 1999
- last permit issued
- Mar 14, 2000
- completed
- 458
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 12.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2000 THROUGH Sep 2010
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 14, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 20, 2010
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butts, J. B. G-4-188703 | Stratton (Consolidated) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 0 | 5.32K | Sep 2000 – Sep 2010 |
| Butts, J. B. O-4-12921 | Stratton (Consolidated) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 458 | 7.48K | Mar 2000 – Jul 2002 |
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.
- 1Collins & Ware, Inc.Mar 2000 → Jun 2000
- 2Apache CorporationSep 2000 → Aug 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 490325-98 | Recompletion | Collins & Ware, Inc. | Mar 20, 2000 | Dec 17, 1999 | Jan 9, 2000 | 8,600 |
| 490325-99 | Recompletion | Collins & Ware, Inc. | Dec 10, 1999 | Dec 17, 1999 | — | 8,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-188703 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12921 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 106 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 1,712 | -1,606 |
| Frio | 3,800 | -3,694 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,866 | 6,870 | Perforated |
| 7,004 | 7,022 | Perforated |
| 7,216 | 7,222 | Perforated |
| 7,280 | 7,185 | Perforated |
| 7,527 | 7,537 | Perforated |
| 7,602 | 7,608 | Perforated |
| 7,866 | 7,870 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,598 | 13.5 | 745 S |
| 5.5 | 7,504 | 8.75 | 945 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 | Jun 28, 2002 | May 24, 2002 | — |
| 00 | May 30, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | May 11, 2000 | Apr 12, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 21, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-355-33199 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-355-33199 → 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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