WELL · 42-427-31729 · DISTRICT 4
Davenport Heirs #1
Starr County · Hinde West (Vicksburg 7600) field · Vertical
Davenport Heirs #1 (API 42-427-31729) is a well in Starr County operated by Shell Western E&P, completed January 30, 1989.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1983 and 1990, permitted to 10,054 ft.
It was permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company and has since transferred to Shell Western E&P on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 1,756 permits on file · (713) 454-3197
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Western E&P |
| Production reports | Total E&P USA, Inc.through Jul 2004 |
| Latest permit | Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyOct 11, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,054
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 11, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jan 30, 1989
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 954K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 30, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davenport, O. H. Heirs G-4-138081 | Hinde, West (Marker III Sd.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 954K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Davenport Heirs G-4-130354 | Hinde, West (Vicksburg 7600) | Shell Western E&P | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Dec 2006 |
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.
- 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 2000
- 2Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncJan 2001 → Aug 2003
- 3Total E&P USA, Inc.Sep 2003 → Jul 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 378708-99 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Oct 1, 1990 | Oct 11, 1990 | Jan 31, 1991 | 10,054 |
| 355750-99 | Recompletion | Tenneco Oil Co. | Feb 2, 1989 | Feb 3, 1989 | — | 10,054 |
| 186441-99 | Drill | Tenneco Oil Co. | Oct 21, 1983 | Feb 18, 1983 | Aug 7, 1983 | 10,054 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-130354 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-138081 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,910 | 6,976 | Perforated |
| 7,375 | 7,469 | Perforated |
| 7,950 | 8,027 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,300 | 14.75 | 715 S |
| 2.875 | 6,701 | — | — |
| 7.625 | 6,947 | 9.875 | 975 S |
| 7.625 | 6,997 | 9.875 | 975 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 | Jun 4, 1991 | Mar 11, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | May 14, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 29, 1989 | Feb 9, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 12, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 19, 1983 | — |
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 42-427-31729 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-31729 → 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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