WELL · 42-467-30821 · DISTRICT 5
Howell D. R. 45 #15
Van Zandt County · Van (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Howell D. R. 45 #15 (API 42-467-30821) is a plugged well in Van Zandt County, plugged January 16, 2011, last operated by Basa Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 23, 1991, permitted to 2,530 ft.
It was permitted by Unocal Exploration Corporation and has since transferred to Basa Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Nacatoch, 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
Permitted by Unocal Exploration Corporation; 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 schedule | Basa Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | Basa Resources, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Unocal Exploration CorporationJan 23, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,530
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 23, 1991
- last permit issued
- Mar 19, 1991
- 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
- Mar 19, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 16, 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 →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howell, D. R. 45 O-5-3190 | Van (Austin Chalk) | Basa Resources, Inc. | 12 | 253K | 576K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 718 · prior 12 47(+1428%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 925 · prior 12 178(+420%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Union Oil Company of CaliforniaJan 1993 → Jan 2016
- 2Basa Resources, Inc.Oct 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 383811-99 | Drill | Unocal Exploration Corporation | Jan 23, 1991 | Jan 23, 1991 | Feb 28, 1991 | 2,530 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-5-3190 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 496 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Nacatoch | 942 | -446 |
| Pecan Gap | 1,435 | -939 |
| Austin Chalk | 2,202 | -1,706 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,204 | 2,218 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.625 | 447 | 11 | 175 S |
| 4.5 | 2,532 | 6.75 | 270 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 | Apr 18, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | May 13, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-467-30821 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-467-30821 → 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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