WELL · 42-417-38797 · DISTRICT 7
Newell W. P. -B- #51
Shackelford County · Cook Ranch field · Producing · Vertical
Newell W. P. -B- #51 (API 42-417-38797) is a well in Shackelford County operated by DH Operating Inc., completed April 7, 2008 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 25, 2008, permitted to 1,700 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Saddle Creek, Bluff Creek, Cook Sand.
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.Feb 25, 2008 |
- 1,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 25, 2008
- last permit issued
- Apr 7, 2008
- 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
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 7, 2008
- 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; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 654739-99 | Drill | DH Operating, Inc. | Feb 6, 2008 | Feb 25, 2008 | Mar 12, 2008 | 1,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-9194 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,875 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Saddle CreekSADDLE CREEK LIME | 1,442 | 433 |
| Bluff Creek | 1,456 | 419 |
| Cook Sand | 1,542 | 333 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,542 | 1,544 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,600 | 6.75 | 275 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 1, 2008 | May 9, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 6, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-417-38797 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-417-38797 → 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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