TEXAS · WELLS · WHARTON COUNTY · API 42-481-02609 · DISTRICT 03
Norris John #1
Wharton County · Magnet Withers (Miocene 4000) field · Directional
Norris John #1 (API 42-481-02609) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged May 3, 1994, last operated by Apache Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1990 and 1991, permitted to 5,567 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including 4000 Miocene, 4200 Miocene.
Its 3 leases have reported 84K barrels of oil and 105K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,756
- Phone
- (713) 954-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Dec 2015 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationMay 3, 1991 |
- 5,567
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 3, 1991
- last permit issued
- Apr 18, 1991
- completed
- 84K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 105K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 18, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 3, 1994
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norris O-3-2890 | Magnet Withers | Orx Resources, L.L.C. | 2 | 84K | 105K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Norris, John G-3-137996 | Magnet Withers (Miocene 4000) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 0 | 3 | Jan 1993 – May 1994 |
| — G-3-135763 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Apache CorporationJan 1993 → Dec 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 387371-99 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | May 1, 1991 | May 3, 1991 | Apr 17, 1991 | 5,567 |
| 376378-99 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | Aug 9, 1990 | Aug 30, 1990 | — | 5,567 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 1991 | Norris John G-3-137996 | Magnet Withers (Miocene 4000) | Apache Corporation | Plugged | — |
| Sep 1, 1990 | Norris John G-3-135763 | Magnet Withers (Miocene 4200) | Apache Corporation | Plugged | — |
| — | Norris O-3-2890 | Magnet Withers | Orx Resources L.L.C. | Plugged | — |
| — | Norris O-3-2890 | Magnet Withers | Orx Resources L.L.C. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,957 | 3,963 | Perforated |
| 4,180 | 4,186 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,011 | — | 260 S |
| 5.5 | 5,567 | 6.25 | — |
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 | May 28, 1991 | May 1, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | May 7, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 2, 1991 | Sep 21, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 12, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 14, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-481-02609 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-02609 → 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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