WELL · 42-457-30560 · DISTRICT 3
Little-Arco #1
Tyler County · Pebble Island (Wilcox 9380) field · Vertical
Little-Arco #1 (API 42-457-30560) is a plugged well in Tyler County, plugged October 17, 2016, last operated by New Century Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 14, 2003, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Blue Ridge Group, Inc. and has since transferred to New Century Exploration Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Yegua, Wilcox.
Its lease has reported 14.5K barrels of oil and 24.9K mcf of gas since May 2003, last reporting in July 2018.
Operator of record
Permitted by Blue Ridge Group, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 130 permits on file · (832) 786-5057
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | New Century Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | New Century Exploration, Inc.through Dec 2014 |
| Latest permit | Blue Ridge Group, Inc.Mar 14, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 14, 2003
- last permit issued
- May 4, 2003
- completed
- 14.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 24.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2003 THROUGH Jul 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 4, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 17, 2016
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little-Arco O-3-24716 | Pebble Island (Wilcox 9380) | New Century Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 14.5K | 24.9K | May 2003 – Jul 2018 |
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.
- 1Blue Ridge Group, Inc.May 2003 → Jan 2006
- 2New Century Exploration, Inc.Apr 2008 → Dec 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 529634-98 | Drill | Blue Ridge Group, Inc. | Jul 26, 2005 | Mar 14, 2003 | Mar 24, 2003 | 10,050 |
| 529634-99 | Drill | Blue Ridge Group, Inc. | Mar 14, 2003 | Mar 14, 2003 | Mar 24, 2003 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-24716 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 68 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,416 | 9,422 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 4,533 | 17 | 1,130 S |
| 9.625 | 4,704 | 12.25 | 340 S |
| 4.5 | 10,050 | 8.5 | 390 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 18, 2005 | Jul 27, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 10, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-457-30560 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-457-30560 → 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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