WELL · 42-417-35875 · DISTRICT 7
Newell 12A #2
Shackelford County · Shackelford County Regular field · Vertical
Newell 12a #2 (API 42-417-35875) is a plugged well in Shackelford County, plugged July 8, 2005, last operated by Van Operating Ltd..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 6, 1984, permitted to 1,500 ft.
It was permitted by Jones CO. and has since transferred to Van Operating Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Stockwether, Tannehill, Saddlecreek.
Its lease has reported 683 barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 2005. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Jones Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Albany, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 28, 2021
- Permits on file
- 96
- Phone
- (325) 762-3353
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Van Operating Ltd. |
| Production reports | Jones Company, Ltd.through Oct 1994 |
| Latest permit | Jones Co.Jul 6, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 6, 1984
- last permit issued
- Nov 6, 1985
- completed
- 683
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 6, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 8, 2005
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; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newell "12A" O-8-21583 | Shackelford County Regular | Van Operating, Ltd. | 3 | 683 | 21 | Jan 1993 – Sep 2005 |
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.
- 1Jones Company, Ltd.Jan 1993 → Oct 1994
Permits
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 1985 | Newell 12A O-8-21583 | Shackelford County Regular | Van Operating Ltd. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,551 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Stockwether | 914 | 637 |
| Tannehill | 954 | 597 |
| Saddlecreek | 1,014 | 537 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 960 | 966 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 104 | 11 | 80 S |
| 4.5 | 1,049 | 7.875 | 75 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 3, 1986 | Jan 20, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 28, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-417-35875 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-417-35875 → 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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