WELL · 42-479-36746 · DISTRICT 4
Laurel A #1
Webb County · Tom Shearman (8000) field · Vertical
Laurel A #1 (API 42-479-36746) is a plugged well in Webb County, plugged December 31, 1999, last operated by Thorp Petroleum Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 29, 1997, permitted to 8,800 ft.
It was permitted by Cobra Operating Company and has since transferred to Thorp Petroleum Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cobra Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Inactive, filed May 9, 2014 · 142 permits on file · (713) 759-0556
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Thorp Petroleum Corporation |
| Production reports | Thorp Petroleum Corporationthrough Jun 1999 |
| Latest permit | Cobra Operating CompanyAug 29, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 29, 1997
- last permit issued
- Feb 7, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 45.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1998 THROUGH Jun 2000
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 7, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 31, 1999
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel A G-4-167994 | Tom Shearman (8000) | Thorp Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 0 | 45.7K | Feb 1998 – Jun 2000 |
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.
- 1Cobra Operating CompanyFeb 1998 → Jun 1998
- 2Thorp Petroleum CorporationJul 1998 → Jun 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 466935-98 | Drill | Cobra Operating Company | Feb 25, 1998 | Aug 29, 1997 | Jan 7, 1998 | 8,800 |
| 466935-99 | Drill | Cobra Operating Company | Aug 29, 1997 | Aug 29, 1997 | — | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-167994 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 860 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 7,874 | -7,014 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,014 | 8,036 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,018 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 7 | 6,500 | 8.75 | 260 S |
| 4.5 | 8,800 | 6.125 | 420 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 15, 1998 | Apr 27, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | May 26, 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 42-479-36746 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-36746 → 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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