WELL · 42-479-35443 · DISTRICT 4
Culpepper #7
Webb County · Belle Pepper (Lobo 6) field · Vertical
Culpepper #7 (API 42-479-35443) is a well in Webb County operated by Newfield Exploration Company, completed May 22, 1992.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1992 and 2005, permitted to 9,050 ft.
It was permitted by Opex Energy, LLC and has since transferred to Newfield Exploration Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox, Lobo.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Opex Energy, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
The Woodlands, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2026 · 821 permits on file · (866) 902-0562
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Newfield Exploration Company |
| Production reports | Dewbre Petroleum Corporationthrough Jan 2016 |
| Latest permit | Opex Energy, LLCApr 26, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,050
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 26, 2005
- last permit issued
- May 22, 1992
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 593K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 22, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culpepper G-4-210390 | Belle Pepper (Lobo 1) | Dewbre Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 0 | 185K | Apr 2005 – Jul 2026 |
| Culpepper G-4-141747 | Belle Pepper (Lobo 6) | Txco Resources Inc. | 1 | 0 | 409K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2008 |
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.
- 1Enron Oil & Gas CompanyJan 1993 → Mar 1994
- 2Torch Operating CompanyApr 1994 → Aug 1997
- 3Bellwether Exploration CompanySep 1997 → Sep 2000
- 4Bison Energy Partners, Inc.Oct 2000 → Aug 2001
- 5Bison Energy Partners, Ltd.Sep 2001 → Apr 2002
- 6White Oak Operating Company LLCMay 2002 → Jun 2004
- 7Opex Energy, LLCJul 2004 → Mar 2007
- 8Exploration Company, TheApr 2007 → Jun 2007
- 9Txco Resources Inc.Jul 2007 → Jul 2009
- 10Newfield Exploration CompanyMar 2010 → Nov 2011
- 11Dewbre Petroleum CorporationDec 2011 → Jan 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 561056-99 | Recompletion | Opex Energy, LLC | Apr 25, 2005 | Apr 26, 2005 | Apr 19, 2005 | 8,500 |
| 398248-99 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Apr 9, 1992 | Apr 9, 1992 | Apr 24, 1992 | 9,050 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-141747 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-210390 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 415 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 3,100 | -2,685 |
| Wilcox | 4,713 | -4,298 |
| Lobo | 7,000 | -6,585 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,029 | 7,036 | Perforated |
| 8,034 | 8,050 | Perforated |
| 8,091 | 8,119 | Perforated |
| 8,153 | 8,179 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,032 | 12.25 | 345 S |
| 7 | 1,200 | 7 | 200 S |
| 2.875 | 2,480 | 6.25 | 315 S |
| 7 | 6,870 | 8.75 | 1,130 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 | Nov 7, 2005 | May 16, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 6, 2005 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 4, 1992 | Jun 18, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 31, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-479-35443 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-35443 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/47935443, documented in the API reference.