WELL · 42-417-39603 · DISTRICT 7
Newell W. P. Est. #16
Shackelford County · Cook Ranch field · Producing · Vertical
Newell W. P. Est. #16 (API 42-417-39603) is a well in Shackelford County operated by DH Operating Inc., completed August 22, 2016 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 11, 2016, permitted to 1,700 ft.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Fry, Saddle Creek, Bluff Creek Sand, Cook Sand - Disposal.
Its lease has reported 28.2K barrels of oil and 216 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 9 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 Nov 2016 |
| Latest permit | DH Operating, Inc.Jul 11, 2016 |
- 1,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 11, 2016
- last permit issued
- Aug 22, 2016
- completed
- 28.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 216
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 22, 2016
- 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 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newell, W. P., Est. O-8-8923 | Cook Ranch | DH Operating, Inc. | 9 | 28.2K | 216 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Frontier Operating CorporationJan 1993 → May 1999
- 2DH Operating, Inc.Jun 1999 → Nov 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 816910-99 | Drill | DH Operating, Inc. | Jul 9, 2016 | Jul 11, 2016 | Aug 1, 2016 | 1,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-8923 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,825 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Fry | 1,132 | 693 |
| Saddle Creek | 1,162 | 663 |
| Bluff Creek Sand | 1,386 | 439 |
| Cook Sand - Disposal | — | — |
| Frye - Disposal | — | — |
| Hope Sand - Disposal | — | — |
| Saddle CreekSADDLE CREEK - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Shallow Sandstones - Overpressur | — | — |
| Unidentified-County Regular - DI | — | — |
| WolfcampWOLFCAMP - DISPOSAL | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,462 | 1,463 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.75 | 1,460 | 4.5 | 225 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 9, 2018 | Feb 9, 2017 | 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 42-417-39603 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-417-39603 → 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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