WELL · 42-407-30690 · DISTRICT 3
Houghton #1
San Jacinto County · Cold Springs (Wilcox Cons.) field · Producing · Vertical
Houghton #1 (API 42-407-30690) is a well in San Jacinto County operated by Oretta Holdings LLC, completed June 26, 2009 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 25, 2008, permitted to 11,900 ft.
It was permitted by Famcor Oil, Inc. and has since transferred to Oretta Holdings LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Yegua, Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Famcor Oil, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · (832) 283-7042
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Oretta Holdings LLC |
| Production reports | Southcoast Production Incthrough Apr 2020 |
| Latest permit | Famcor Oil, Inc.Nov 25, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 25, 2008
- last permit issued
- Jun 26, 2009
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.33M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2009 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 26, 2009
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houghton G-3-247909 | Cold Springs (Wilcox, Cons.) | Oretta Holdings LLC | 1 | 0 | 2.33M | Feb 2009 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Famcor Oil, Inc.Feb 2009 → Feb 2016
- 2Alta Mesa Services, LPMar 2016 → Sep 2016
- 3Five-Jab, Inc.Jan 2019 → Apr 2019
- 4Southcoast Production IncDec 2019 → Apr 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 674899-99 | Drill | Famcor Oil, Inc. | Nov 13, 2008 | Nov 25, 2008 | Dec 10, 2008 | 11,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-247909 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 290 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,012 | 11,027 | Perforated |
| 11,405 | 11,424 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,895 | 12.25 | 646 S |
| 5.5 | 11,628 | 8.75 | 800 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 | Oct 26, 2009 | Jul 17, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Jul 28, 2009 | Mar 31, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 11, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-407-30690 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-407-30690 → 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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