WELL · 42-417-38256 · DISTRICT 7
Newell W. P. -B- #31
Shackelford County · Cook Ranch field · Vertical
Newell W. P. -B- #31 (API 42-417-38256) is a plugged well in Shackelford County, plugged July 15, 2025, last operated by DH Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 14, 2000, permitted to 2,000 ft.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Upper Fry, Tannehill, Saddle Creek, Bluff Creek.
Its lease has reported 402K barrels of oil and 10.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 29 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Gordon, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 41 permits on file · (214) 704-8400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | DH Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | DH Operating, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | DH Operating, Inc.Jan 14, 2000 |
- 2,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 14, 2000
- last permit issued
- Mar 22, 2001
- completed
- 402K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 10.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 22, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 15, 2025
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 29 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newell, W. P. -B- O-8-9194 | Cook Ranch | DH Operating, Inc. | 29 | 402K | 10.4K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,407 · prior 12 4,320(+2%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texas Esperanza CorporationJan 1993 → Feb 1993
- 2Holson Well ServiceMar 1993 → Mar 1996
- 3Ledbetter, O. H.Apr 1996 → Mar 1997
- 4DH ProductionApr 1997 → Jan 1998
- 5DH Operating, Inc.Feb 1998 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 490946-99 | Drill | DH Operating, Inc. | Jan 10, 2000 | Jan 14, 2000 | Feb 8, 2000 | 2,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-9194 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,769 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Fry | 1,118 | 651 |
| TannehillTANNEHILL SAND | 1,264 | 505 |
| Saddle Creek | 1,310 | 459 |
| Bluff Creek | 1,328 | 441 |
| Flippen | 1,360 | 409 |
| Cook Cand | 1,413 | 356 |
| Cook Sand | 1,413 | 356 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,407 | 1,409 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 1,420 | 7.875 | 300 S |
| 5.5 | 1,685 | 7.875 | 300 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 | Aug 20, 2001 | May 17, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Jun 1, 2000 | May 11, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | May 19, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-417-38256 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-417-38256 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 3.07M
- bbl, all reported
- Jun 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000090748 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Jul 17, 2025 | 1,000 | 600 | 1,407–1,422 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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