WELL · 42-467-30777 · DISTRICT 5

Howell D. R. 45 #12

Plugged

Van Zandt County · Van (Austin Chalk) field  · Vertical

Howell D. R. 45 #12 (API 42-467-30777) is a plugged well in Van Zandt County, plugged August 27, 2011, last operated by Basa Resources Inc..

The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 13, 1990, permitted to 3,200 ft.

It was permitted by Union Expl. Partners, Ltd. and has since transferred to Basa Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Navarro, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.

Its lease has reported 253K barrels of oil and 576K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 12 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Basa Resources Inc.

Permitted by Union Expl. Partners, Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 472 permits on file · (214) 886-5398

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleBasa Resources Inc.
Production reportsBasa Resources, Inc.through Apr 2026
Latest permitUnion Expl. Partners, Ltd.Feb 13, 1990

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

3,200
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Feb 13, 1990
last permit issued
Apr 24, 1990
completed
253K
cumulative oil, bbl
576K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Apr 24, 1990
Shut in
—
Plugged
Aug 27, 2011

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 12 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Howell, D. R. 45 O-5-3190Van (Austin Chalk)Basa Resources, Inc.12253K576KJan 1993 – Jul 2026

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 718 · prior 12 47(+1428%)

0100200202420252026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 925 · prior 12 178(+420%)

050100150202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Union Oil Company of CaliforniaJan 1993 → Jan 2016
  2. 2Basa Resources, Inc.Oct 2024 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
369826-98DrillUnion Expl. Partners, Ltd.Feb 27, 1990Feb 13, 1990—3,200
369826-99DrillUnion Expl. Partners, Ltd.Feb 13, 1990Feb 13, 1990—3,200

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-5-3190————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 495 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Navarro904-409
Pecan Gap1,730-1,235
Austin Chalk2,130-1,635

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
2,1302,326Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
10.7546314.75285 S
73,2039.5585 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Oct 1, 1990May 1, 1990Yes
00Jun 7, 1990——

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.

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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