WELL · 42-479-40797 · DISTRICT 1
Needmore #1H
Webb County · Hawkville (Eagleford Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Needmore #1H (API 42-479-40797) is a horizontal well in Webb County operated by Caturus Energy LLC, completed May 20, 2011 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 1, 2010, permitted to 13,000 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso E & P Company, L. P. and has since transferred to Caturus Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Buda.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 77
- Phone
- (713) 600-6062
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Caturus Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Caturus Energy, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Feb 1, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 1, 2010
- last permit issued
- May 20, 2011
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.74M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 20, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Needmore G-1-268128 | Hawkville (Eagleford Shale) | Caturus Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.74M | May 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 40,708 · prior 12 45,234(-10%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.May 2011 → Mar 2013
- 2Laredo EnergyApr 2013 → Aug 2013
- 3Laredo Energy V, LPSep 2013 → Apr 2014
- 4Laredo Energy Operating, LLCMay 2014 → May 2022
- 5Kimmeridge Texas Gas, LLCJun 2022 → Jul 2025
- 6Caturus Energy, LLCAug 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 690165-98 | Drill | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Feb 18, 2011 | Feb 1, 2010 | Mar 28, 2011 | 13,000 |
| 690165-99 | Drill | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Jan 22, 2010 | Feb 1, 2010 | — | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-268128 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 559 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 9,910 | -9,351 |
| Austin ChalkTOP AUSTIN CHALK | 9,910 | -9,351 |
| Eagle Ford | 10,467 | -9,908 |
| Eagle FordTOP EAGLE FORD | 10,512 | -9,953 |
| Buda | 10,834 | -10,275 |
| BudaTOP BUDA | 10,834 | -10,275 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,470 | 8,707 | Perforated |
| 8,783 | 9,020 | Perforated |
| 9,096 | 9,333 | Perforated |
| 9,409 | 9,646 | Perforated |
| 9,722 | 9,959 | Perforated |
| 10,035 | 10,272 | Perforated |
| 10,348 | 10,585 | Perforated |
| 10,661 | 10,898 | Perforated |
| 10,974 | 11,211 | Perforated |
| 10,974 | 15,593 | Perforated |
| 11,287 | 11,524 | Perforated |
| 11,600 | 11,837 | Perforated |
| 11,913 | 12,150 | Perforated |
| 12,226 | 12,463 | Perforated |
| 12,539 | 12,776 | Perforated |
| 12,852 | 13,089 | Perforated |
| 13,165 | 13,402 | Perforated |
| 13,478 | 13,715 | Perforated |
| 13,791 | 14,028 | Perforated |
| 14,104 | 14,341 | Perforated |
| 14,417 | 14,654 | Perforated |
| 14,730 | 14,967 | Perforated |
| 15,043 | 15,280 | Perforated |
| 15,356 | 15,593 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,995 | 14.75 | 1,615 S |
| 5.5 | 15,780 | 8.75 | 3,210 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 | Aug 26, 2013 | May 23, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Jun 11, 2013 | Jul 22, 2011 | Yes |
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 42-479-40797 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-40797 → 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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