WELL · 42-405-30153 · DISTRICT 6
Needmore Park #1
San Augustine County · Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) field · Horizontal
Needmore Park #1 (API 42-405-30153) is a plugged horizontal well in San Augustine County, plugged December 19, 2003, last operated by L.C.S. Production Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 13, 1993, permitted to 8,954 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler and has since transferred to L.C.S. Production Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Midway, Top Of Saratoga, Blossom, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 360K barrels of oil and 783K mcf of gas since July 1993, last reporting in February 2004.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Abilene, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 14, 2026
- Permits on file
- 1,707
- Phone
- (325) 692-3903
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | L.C.S. Production Company |
| Production reports | L.C.S. Production Companythrough Aug 2001 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerMay 13, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,954
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 13, 1993
- last permit issued
- Jul 14, 1993
- completed
- 360K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 783K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1993 THROUGH Feb 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 14, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 19, 2003
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Needmore Park O-6-13246 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | L.C.S. Production Company | 1 | 360K | 783K | Jul 1993 – Feb 2004 |
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.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJul 1993 → Oct 1996
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanyNov 1996 → Dec 1998
- 3Eclipse Oil & Gas, Inc.Mar 1999 → Sep 2000
- 4Odessa Exploration, Inc.Oct 2000 → Oct 2000
- 5Cameron, Paul E., Jr., Inc.Nov 2000 → Mar 2001
- 6L.C.S. Production CompanyAug 2001 → Aug 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 411655-98 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Nov 12, 1993 | May 13, 1993 | — | 8,954 |
| 411655-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | May 12, 1993 | May 13, 1993 | May 19, 1993 | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 1993 | Needmore Park O-6-13246 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) | L.C.S. Production Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 185 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| MidwayTOP OF MIDWAY | 6,180 | -5,995 |
| Top of Saratoga | 7,345 | -7,160 |
| BlossomTOP OF BLOSSOM | 7,805 | -7,620 |
| Austin ChalkTOP OF AUSTIN CHALK | 8,310 | -8,125 |
| Austin ChalkTOP OF AUSTIN CHALK, 8800 | 8,456 | -8,271 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,456 | 11,316 | Perforated |
| 8,456 | 13,428 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,425 | 14.75 | 1,360 S |
| 7 | 8,392 | 9.875 | 310 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 | Feb 2, 1994 | Aug 16, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-405-30153 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-405-30153 → 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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