WELL · 42-477-30857 · DISTRICT 3
Powell B #1
Washington County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Horizontal
Powell B #1 (API 42-477-30857) is a plugged horizontal well in Washington County, plugged March 5, 2009, last operated by Marathon Oil Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 30, 1998, permitted to 17,500 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 3,707 permits on file · (800) 332-9449
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Marathon Oil Company |
| Production reports | Marathon Oil Companythrough Apr 2006 |
| Latest permit | Marathon Oil CompanyJan 30, 1998 |
- 17,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 30, 1998
- last permit issued
- Apr 23, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.12M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1998 THROUGH Mar 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 23, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 5, 2009
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powell "B" G-3-168691 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Marathon Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 1.12M | Apr 1998 – Mar 2009 |
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.
- 1Marathon Oil CompanyApr 1998 → Apr 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 472801-99 | Drill | Marathon Oil Company | Jan 30, 1998 | Jan 30, 1998 | Feb 21, 1998 | 17,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-168691 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 347 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 12,284 | -11,937 |
| Austin ChalkTOP OF AUSTIN CHALK | 12,979 | -12,632 |
| Austin ChalkBASE OF AUSTIN CHALK | 13,466 | -13,119 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,050 | 16,740 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,520 | 14.75 | 1,450 S |
| 7.625 | 13,050 | 9.875 | 940 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 21, 1998 | Jun 3, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 8, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-477-30857 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-477-30857 → 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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