WELL · 42-361-30721 · DISTRICT 3
Red Gas Unit #1
Orange County · Orangefield (Hackberry 8000) field · Directional
Red Gas Unit #1 (API 42-361-30721) is a plugged well in Orange County, plugged July 28, 2006, last operated by Noble Energy Inc.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 9, 1996, permitted to 8,700 ft.
It was permitted by Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Noble Energy Inc on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including B. Miocene/Anahuac, Het, Frio, Hackberry.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- 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 Jun 2004 |
| Latest permit | Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc.Aug 9, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 9, 1996
- last permit issued
- Oct 23, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 404K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1996 THROUGH Jul 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 23, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 28, 2006
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Gas Unit G-3-162885 | Orangefield (Hackberry 8000) | Noble Energy Inc | 1 | 0 | 404K | Oct 1996 – Jul 2006 |
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.
- 1Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc.Oct 1996 → Aug 2001
- 2Aspect Resources LLCSep 2001 → Dec 2001
- 3Samedan Oil CorporationJan 2002 → Dec 2002
- 4Noble Energy IncJan 2003 → Jun 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 449607-98 | Drill | Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc. | Sep 19, 1996 | Aug 9, 1996 | Oct 1, 1996 | 8,700 |
| 449607-99 | Drill | Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc. | Jun 24, 1996 | Aug 9, 1996 | — | 8,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 1996 | Red Gas Unit G-3-162885 | Orangefield (Hackberry 8000) | Noble Energy Inc | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 14 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B. Miocene/Anahuac | 5,538 | -5,524 |
| Het | 5,914 | -5,900 |
| FrioUPPER FRIO | 6,203 | -6,189 |
| Hackberry | 7,757 | -7,743 |
| Middle Hackberry | 7,775 | -7,761 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,029 | 9,036 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,100 | 12.25 | 640 S |
| 2.875 | 9,447 | 8.75 | 675 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 2, 1997 | Jan 14, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | May 29, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-361-30721 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-361-30721 → 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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