WELL · 42-417-37751 · DISTRICT 7
Newell 12-5 #1D
Shackelford County · Chief (Miss.) field · Vertical
Newell 12-5 #1D (API 42-417-37751) is a plugged well in Shackelford County, plugged July 19, 2019, last operated by Enserch Exploration Inc.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1993 and 1995, permitted to 5,500 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Gardner, Mississippian.
Its 2 leases have reported 4.68K barrels of oil and 140K mcf of gas since February 1994, last reporting in May 2022. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 31, 1997
- Permits on file
- 984
- Phone
- (214) 692-4570
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Enserch Exploration Inc |
| Production reports | Van Operating, Ltd.through Jul 2017 |
| Latest permit | Enserch Exploration, IncAug 3, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 3, 1995
- last permit issued
- Mar 17, 1994
- completed
- 4.68K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 140K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1994 THROUGH May 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 17, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 19, 2019
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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newell 12-5 G-8-155627 | Chief (Gardner) | Van Operating, Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 138K | Jul 1995 – May 2022 |
| Newell "12-5" O-8-27243 | Chief (Miss.) | Enserch Exploration, Inc | 2 | 4.68K | 2.05K | Feb 1994 – Mar 1996 |
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.
- 1Throckmorton Oil, Inc.Feb 1994 → Dec 1994
- 2EP Operating Limited PartnershipJan 1995 → Feb 1995
- 3Enserch Exploration, IncMar 1995 → Nov 1995
- 4Van Operating, Ltd.Dec 2001 → Jul 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 438356-99 | Recompletion | Enserch Exploration, Inc | Jul 31, 1995 | Aug 3, 1995 | Jun 15, 1995 | 5,500 |
| 416485-99 | Drill | Throckmorton Oil, Inc. | Sep 27, 1993 | Sep 28, 1993 | Jan 8, 1994 | 5,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-155627 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-27243 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-27243 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,877 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Gardner | 3,921 | -2,044 |
| MississippianMISSISSIPPI | 5,028 | -3,151 |
| Mississippian | 5,028 | -3,151 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,921 | 3,925 | Perforated |
| 5,028 | 5,088 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 625 | 12.25 | 375 S |
| 4.5 | 5,177 | 7.875 | 400 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 | Dec 14, 1995 | Aug 7, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 16, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 16, 1994 | Mar 25, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 18, 1994 | — | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 19, 1994 | — | Yes |
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 42-417-37751 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-417-37751 → 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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