TEXAS · WELLS · ORANGE COUNTY · API 42-361-30723 · DISTRICT 03
Sonat Minerals #1
Orange County · Orangefield (Hackberry 8000) field · Directional
Sonat Minerals #1 (API 42-361-30723) is a plugged well in Orange County, plugged March 30, 2006, last operated by Noble Energy Inc.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 15, 1996, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Noble Energy Inc on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including B. Miocene/ Anahuac, B. Miocene/Anahuac, Het, Frio.
Its 3 leases have reported 27.1K barrels of oil and 479K mcf of gas since October 1996, last reporting in March 2006. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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 Mar 2004 |
| Latest permit | Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc.Aug 15, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 15, 1996
- last permit issued
- Sep 24, 1999
- completed
- 27.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 479K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1996 THROUGH Mar 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 24, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 30, 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonat Minerals G-3-174725 | Orangefield (Hackberry 8000) | Noble Energy Inc | 1 | 0 | 209K | Sep 1999 – Mar 2006 |
| Sonat Minerals O-3-23345 | Orangefield (Hackberry 8000) | Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 27.1K | 19.2K | Sep 1997 – Feb 2000 |
| Sonat Minerals G-3-164070 | Orangefield (Hackberry 8000) | Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 251K | Oct 1996 – Feb 1998 |
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.Dec 1996 → Jul 2001
- 2Aspect Resources LLCSep 2001 → Dec 2001
- 3Samedan Oil CorporationJan 2002 → Dec 2002
- 4Noble Energy IncJan 2003 → Mar 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 450560-99 | Drill | Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc. | Jul 19, 1996 | Aug 15, 1996 | Sep 2, 1996 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 1999 | Sonat Minerals G-3-174725 | Orangefield (Hackberry 8000) | Noble Energy Inc | Plugged | — |
| Oct 28, 1996 | Sonat Minerals O-3-23345 | Orangefield (Hackberry 8000) | Cox & Perkins Exploration Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Oct 28, 1996 | Sonat Minerals G-3-164070 | Orangefield (Hackberry 8000) | Cox & Perkins Exploration Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 15 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B. Miocene/ Anahuac | 5,600 | -5,585 |
| B. Miocene/Anahuac | 5,600 | -5,585 |
| Het | 6,000 | -5,985 |
| FrioUPPER FRIO | 6,390 | -6,375 |
| Upr Frio | 6,390 | -6,375 |
| Upr. Frio | 6,390 | -6,375 |
| Hackberry | 7,160 | -7,145 |
| Middle Hackberry | 7,830 | -7,815 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,008 | 8,014 | Perforated |
| 8,062 | 8,064 | Perforated |
| 8,100 | 8,103 | Perforated |
| 8,100 | 8,107 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,062 | 13.5 | 800 S |
| 7.625 | 8,820 | 9.875 | 510 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 | Nov 22, 1999 | Oct 25, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Nov 9, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 4, 1997 | Oct 21, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Dec 1, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 15, 1997 | Jan 17, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 4, 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 42-361-30723 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-361-30723 → 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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