WELL · 42-417-37760 · DISTRICT 7
Newell 59 Unit #1
Shackelford County · Nations Fifty-Nine (Miss.) field · Directional
Newell 59 Unit #1 (API 42-417-37760) is a plugged well in Shackelford County, plugged July 30, 2019, last operated by Enserch Exploration Inc.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1993 and 1999, permitted to 5,500 ft.
It was permitted by Clear Fork, Incorporated and has since transferred to Enserch Exploration Inc on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Mississippian.
Its 3 leases have reported 8.3K barrels of oil and 31.1K mcf of gas since December 1993, last reporting in May 2022. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Clear Fork, Incorporated; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 1998 · 984 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Enserch Exploration Inc |
| Production reports | Clear Fork, Incorporatedthrough Sep 2012 |
| Latest permit | Clear Fork, IncorporatedOct 13, 1999 |
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
- Oct 13, 1999
- last permit issued
- Dec 16, 1993
- completed
- 8.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 31.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1993 THROUGH May 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 16, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 30, 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newell "59" Unit O-8-28745 | Cook Ranch (Strawn Sand) | Van Operating, Ltd. | 1 | 7.64K | 960 | Jan 2000 – May 2022 |
| Newell "59" Unit G-8-158134 | Nations Fifty-Nine (Miss.) | Clear Fork, Incorporated | 1 | 0 | 7.72K | Apr 1996 – Mar 2000 |
| Newell "59" Unit O-8-27134 | Nations Fifty-Nine (Miss.) | Enserch Exploration, Inc | 2 | 659 | 22.4K | Dec 1993 – 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.
- 1Throckmorton Oil, Inc.Feb 1994 → Dec 1994
- 2EP Operating Limited PartnershipFeb 1995 → Feb 1995
- 3Enserch Exploration, IncMar 1995 → Mar 1998
- 4Eex CorporationApr 1998 → May 1998
- 5Simpson Oil & Land Co.Jun 1998 → Jun 1999
- 6Clear Fork, IncorporatedJul 1999 → Sep 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 488390-99 | Recompletion | Clear Fork, Incorporated | Oct 11, 1999 | Oct 13, 1999 | Jan 11, 2000 | 5,052 |
| 417544-99 | Drill | Throckmorton Oil, Inc. | Oct 26, 1993 | Oct 26, 1993 | Nov 12, 1993 | 5,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-158134 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-27134 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-27134 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-28745 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,754 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippian | 4,797 | -3,043 |
| MississippianMISSISSIPPI | 4,900 | -3,146 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,120 | 3,130 | Perforated |
| 4,816 | 4,820 | Perforated |
| 4,826 | 4,838 | Perforated |
| 4,900 | 4,930 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 631 | 12.25 | 400 S |
| 4.5 | 5,090 | 8.625 | 240 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 | Apr 6, 2000 | Feb 2, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Mar 21, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 8, 1996 | Apr 18, 1996 | — |
| 00 | May 29, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | May 23, 1994 | Jan 24, 1994 | — |
| 00 | May 17, 1994 | — | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 25, 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 42-417-37760 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-417-37760 → 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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