TEXAS · WELLS · WHARTON COUNTY · COCKBURN, H. C. LEASE · API 42-481-02554 · DISTRICT 03
Cockburn H. C. #49
Wharton County · Magnet Withers (Miocene 4000) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Cockburn H. C. #49 (API 42-481-02554) is a well in Wharton County operated by Orx Resources L.L.C., completed June 9, 2005 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 1998.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 24, 1980, permitted to 5,538 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Corp. and has since transferred to Orx Resources L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Its lease has reported 217K mcf of gas since the record begins in January 1993, with no volume in the three years through August 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Exxon Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 5, 2026
- Permits on file
- 1
- Phone
- (346) 444-3320
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Orx Resources L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Orx Resources, L.L.C.through Dec 1997 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.Mar 24, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,538
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 24, 1980
- last permit issued
- Jun 9, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 217K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · ON RECORD FROM JAN 1993, THE RECORD'S FIRST MONTH, THROUGH DEC 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 9, 2005
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 1998
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cockburn, H. C. G-3-88318 | Magnet Withers (Miocene 4000) | Orx Resources, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 217K | by Jan 1993 – Dec 1997 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Cockburn H. C.
Orx Resources L.L.C.'s other wells filed under this lease name in Wharton County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Exxon Corp.Jan 1993 → Dec 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76015-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | Mar 24, 1980 | Mar 24, 1980 | — | 5,536 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2005 | Cockburn H. C. G-3-88318 | Magnet Withers (Miocene 4000) | Orx Resources L.L.C. | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jan 1, 1998 | 5,538 |
| May 29, 1980 | Cockburn H. C. O-3-2899 | Magnet Withers | Orx Resources L.L.C. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 71 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 5,530 | -5,459 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,956 | 4,322 | Perforated |
| 4,306 | 4,322 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,035 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 9.625 | 1,036 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 2.375 | 4,012 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,534 | 8.625 | 350 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Sep 14, 2005 | Jun 21, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 30, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 10, 1980 | — |
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 42-481-02554 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-02554 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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