WELL · 42-441-32577 · DISTRICT 7
Belle Plain #1
Taylor County · Vard (Gray Sand) field · Vertical
Belle Plain #1 (API 42-441-32577) is a plugged well in Taylor County, plugged April 14, 1998, last operated by Charter Petroleum Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 1989, permitted to 5,200 ft.
It was permitted by Crown Exploration Company and has since transferred to Charter Petroleum Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including T/Capps Lime, T/Gray Sand, T/Caddo Lime.
Its lease has reported 864 barrels of oil and 1.28K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 1998. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Crown Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 8 permits on file · (325) 668-8749
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Charter Petroleum Company |
| Production reports | Charter Petroleum Companythrough Aug 1993 |
| Latest permit | Crown Exploration CompanyMay 3, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 3, 1989
- last permit issued
- Apr 10, 1989
- completed
- 864
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.28K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 10, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 14, 1998
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Plain O-8-25389 | Vard (Gray Sand) | Charter Petroleum Company | 2 | 864 | 1.28K | Jan 1993 – May 1998 |
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.
- 1Charter Petroleum CompanyJan 1993 → Aug 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 358772-99 | Recompletion | Crown Exploration Company | May 1, 1989 | May 3, 1989 | — | 5,200 |
| 209128-99 | Drill | Crown Exploration Company | Aug 25, 1983 | Sep 1, 1983 | — | 5,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-25389 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,167 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T/Capps Lime | 4,461 | -2,294 |
| T/Gray Sand | 5,100 | -2,933 |
| T/Caddo Lime | 5,187 | -3,020 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,467 | 4,487 | Perforated |
| 5,102 | 5,105 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 242 | 12.25 | 225 S |
| 4.5 | 5,206 | 7.875 | 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 | Jul 13, 1989 | Apr 20, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 6, 1989 | — | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 23, 1984 | Dec 8, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 20, 1984 | Dec 8, 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 42-441-32577 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-441-32577 → 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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