WELL · 42-441-32471 · DISTRICT 7
Newsom Ernest #1
Taylor County · Sam W (Strawn Sand) field · Vertical
Newsom Ernest #1 (API 42-441-32471) is a plugged well in Taylor County, plugged March 17, 1993, last operated by Benson & Schoen Oil CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 15, 1983, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Baja Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Benson & Schoen Oil CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Noodle Creek Lime, Palo Pinto, Capps Lime, Strawn.
Operator of record
Permitted by Baja Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 6, 2012 · 40 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Benson & Schoen Oil Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Baja Energy, Inc.Jul 15, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 15, 1983
- last permit issued
- Mar 10, 1984
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 1993
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 10, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 17, 1993
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newsom, Ernest O-8-21014 | Sam, W (Strawn Sand) | Benson & Schoen Oil Co., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jun 1993 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201618-99 | Drill | Baja Energy, Inc. | Jul 15, 1983 | Jul 15, 1983 | Dec 30, 1983 | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-21014 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,881 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Noodle Creek Lime | 2,566 | -685 |
| Palo PintoPALO PINTO LIME | 4,550 | -2,669 |
| Capps Lime | 4,690 | -2,809 |
| StrawnSTRAWN SAND | 4,874 | -2,993 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,874 | 4,880 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 125 | 12.25 | 100 sx |
| 4.5 | 4,929 | 7.875 | 462 sx |
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 | May 23, 1984 | Apr 16, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Apr 25, 1984 | Apr 16, 1984 | — |
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 42-441-32471 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-441-32471 → 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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