WELL · 42-361-00359 · DISTRICT 3
Port Neches (Marg. Area 1) #17
Orange County · Port Neches (Marg Area 1) field · Vertical
Port Neches (Marg. Area 1) #17 (API 42-361-00359) is a plugged well in Orange County, plugged October 29, 1997, last operated by Torrent Oil LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 2, 1993, permitted to 5,930 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco E & P Inc. and has since transferred to Torrent Oil LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its 4 leases have reported 529K barrels of oil and 132K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 35 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texaco E & P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 6 permits on file · (713) 935-2325
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Torrent Oil LLC |
| Production reports | Torrent Oil LLCthrough Jan 2026 |
| Latest permit | Texaco E & P Inc.Mar 2, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,930
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 2, 1993
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 529K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 132K
- 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
- Oct 29, 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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 35 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuhn, H. J. -Tract #1 O-3-3411 | Port Neches | Torrent Oil LLC | 11 | 240K | 61.4K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Port Neches (Marg. Area 1) O-3-22096 | Port Neches (Marg Area 1) | Torrent Oil LLC | 14 | 278K | 71K | Sep 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Kuhn, H. J. Tract #1 O-3-21899 | Port Neches (Marg Area 1) | Texaco E & P Inc. | 7 | 9.79K | 4 | Feb 1993 – Dec 1993 |
| Kuhn, H.J. Tract #1 O-3-22003 | Port Neches (Marg Area 1) | Texaco E & P Inc. | 3 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jun 1993 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 7 · prior 12 11(-36%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 51 · prior 12 71(-28%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1999
- 2Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Dec 2000 → May 2002
- 3Aroc (Texas) Inc.Jun 2002 → May 2008
- 4Erg Resources, L.L.C.Jun 2008 → Sep 2011
- 5Linc Gulf Coast Petroleum, Inc.Oct 2011 → Aug 2016
- 6Torrent Oil LLCSep 2016 → Jan 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 409338-99 | Other | Texaco E & P Inc. | Feb 25, 1993 | Mar 2, 1993 | — | 5,930 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-3411 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-21899 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-22003 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-22096 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,898 | 5,913 | Perforated |
| — | 5,913 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 158 | 20 | 175 S |
| 10.75 | 1,756 | 15 | 300 S |
| 7 | 5,906 | 9.875 | 350 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 | Aug 17, 1993 | Dec 14, 1992 | — |
| 00 | May 28, 1993 | Dec 14, 1992 | — |
| 00 | May 24, 1993 | Dec 14, 1992 | — |
| 00 | May 21, 1993 | Nov 15, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Dec 5, 1988 | Nov 15, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-361-00359 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-361-00359 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 1.09M
- bbl, all reported
- Dec 1997
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000003240 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Nov 24, 1997 | 5,000 | 2,500 | 5,898–5,930 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 109,458(-100%)
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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