WELL · 42-355-34217 · DISTRICT 4

Howze #1

Nueces County · Clara Driscoll SE (5700 LO) field · Producing · Vertical

Howze #1 (API 42-355-34217) is a well in Nueces County operated by Paloma Operating LLC, completed March 18, 2024 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 14, 2023, permitted to 7,100 ft.

Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Catahoula, Vicksburg.

Its lease has reported 6.5K barrels of oil since September 2023, last reporting in July 2026.

Operator of record

Paloma Operating LLC

Corpus Christ, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 72 permits on file · (800) 747-2241

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedule	Paloma Operating LLC
Production reports	Paloma Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026
Latest permit	Paloma Operating, LLCJul 14, 2023

7,100: total depth, ft
1: permits on file
Jul 14, 2023: last permit issued
Mar 18, 2024: completed
6.5K: cumulative oil, bbl
0: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2023 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: ON SCHEDULE
Completed: Mar 18, 2024
Shut in: —
Plugged: —

Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X

Surface location

27.640225, -97.723012

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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Nueces County.

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
Howze O-4-14228	Clara Driscoll, SE (5700, LO)	Paloma Operating, LLC	1	6.5K	0	Sep 2023 – Jul 2026

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 1,278 · prior 12 3,199(-60%)

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

1Paloma Operating, LLCMar 2024 → Apr 2026

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
891861-99	Drill	Paloma Operating, LLC	Jul 6, 2023	Jul 14, 2023	—	7,100

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
—	— O-4-14228	—	—	—	—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 49 ft elevation.Download CSV →

Formation	MD ft	Subsea
Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE-FLEMING(LAGARTO)-OAKVILL	2,400	-2,351
CatahoulaCATAHOULA-ANAHUAC - INJECTION/DI	4,000	-3,951
CatahoulaCATAHOULA-FRIO - INJECTION/DISPO	4,490	-4,441
CatahoulaCATAHOULA-FRIO - INJECTION/DISPO	4,600	-4,551
Vicksburg	—	—

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
5,472	5,478	Open hole
5,706	5,714	Perforated
5,706	5,718	Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
8.625	1,012	12.25	460 S
8.625	1,030	12.25	460 S
4.5	7,100	7.875	700 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 →

Filed	W-2 / G-1 date	Logs referenced
Jul 31, 2024	Jul 19, 2024	Yes
Jul 26, 2024	Jul 12, 2024	—
Dec 20, 2023	Dec 6, 2023	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 42-355-34217 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-355-34217 → 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.

Nearby wells and their tops

NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM

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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.

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H.A. Johnson42-355-06651

0.2 KM · Paloma Operating, LLC · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)	3,695	-3,645
Catahoula	4,210	-4,160
Catahoula	4,507	-4,457
Vicksburg	—

L. M. Dugger42-355-06178

0.6 KM · Texaco Inc. · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)	2,380	-2,329
Catahoula	3,930	-3,879
Vicksburg	—
Catahoula	—

Viper Dugger42-355-34222

0.6 KM · Viper S.W.D., LLC · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)	2,378	-2,327
Catahoula	4,210	-4,159
Catahoula	4,508	-4,457
Vicksburg	—

Viper Dugger42-355-34225

0.8 KM · Viper S.W.D., LLC · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)	2,350	-2,299
Catahoula	4,190	-4,139
Catahoula	4,510	-4,459
Vicksburg	—

Dugger42-355-33705

1.4 KM · KRC Operating, LLC · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)	3,000	-2,950
Catahoula	4,500	-4,450
Frio	5,566	-5,516
Frio	5,826	-5,776
Catahoula	5,826	-5,776
Vicksburg	8,252	-8,202

Heath42-355-33260

1.8 KM · Sue-Ann Operating, L.C. · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)	3,070	-3,021
Massive Catahoula	3,896	-3,847
Sinton	5,230	-5,181
Bertram	6,610	-6,561
Bertam	6,610	-6,561
Vicksburg	7,830	-7,781

Flinn Gas Unit42-355-05946

2.0 KM · Dewbre Petroleum Corporation · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)	2,236	-2,184
Catahoula	3,852	-3,800
Vicksburg	8,308	-8,256
Catahoula	—
8600' Vicksburg	—
8300' Vicksburg	—
5020' Frio Sand	—

Taylor42-355-33163

2.7 KM · KRC Operating, LLC · Section with this well →

Catahoula	3,896	-3,843
Catahoula	5,235	-5,182
Vicksburg	8,440	-8,387
Vicksburg	8,440	-8,387
Vicksburg	8,440	-8,387
Vicksburg	8,646	-8,593
Vicksburg	8,646	-8,593
Vicksburg	8,746	-8,693

12 TOPS · FIRST 8

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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