TEXAS · WELLS · WHARTON COUNTY · BROUSSARD, J. E. LEASE · API 42-481-03728 · DISTRICT 03
Broussard J. E. #42
Wharton County · Magnet Withers field · Vertical
Broussard J. E. #42 (API 42-481-03728) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged June 28, 2007, last operated by Apache Corporation.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1978 and 1984, permitted to 7,500 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco Inc. and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Marginulina, Frio.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texaco Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,758
- Phone
- (713) 954-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Texaco Inc.Feb 23, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Feb 23, 1984
- last permit issued
- Nov 24, 1987
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · ON RECORD FROM JAN 1993, THE RECORD'S FIRST MONTH, THROUGH —
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 24, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 28, 2007
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broussard, J. E. G-3-126005 | Magnet Withers | Apache Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | by Jan 1993 – — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Broussard J. E.
Apache Corporation'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 wellsPermits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 230797-99 | Recompletion | Texaco Inc. | Jan 13, 1984 | Feb 23, 1984 | — | 6,818 |
| 171032-99 | Recompletion | Texaco Inc. | Sep 1, 1982 | Sep 1, 1982 | — | 6,818 |
| 30118-99 | Drill | Texaco Inc. | Feb 2, 1978 | Feb 2, 1978 | — | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 1987 | Broussard J. E. G-3-126005 | Magnet Withers | Apache Corporation | Plugged | — |
| May 19, 1984 | Broussard J. E. NCT-1 O-3-2909 | Magnet Withers | Remora Management LLC | Plugged | — |
| Oct 5, 1982 | J.E. Broussard O-3-16071 | Magnet Withers (F-17 E.) | Texaco Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Feb 6, 1980 | MW F-10 -N- O/A O-3-10091 | Magnet Withers (F-10 East) | Apache Corporation | Plugged | — |
| — | MW Oil N-6 O/A O-3-9533 | Magnet Withers (F-17 E.) | Texaco Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 74 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 5,350 | -5,276 |
| Marginulina | 5,400 | -5,326 |
| Frio | 5,450 | -5,376 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,470 | 5,474 | Perforated |
| 5,493 | 5,497 | Perforated |
| 6,169 | 6,173 | Perforated |
| 6,732 | 6,738 | Perforated |
| 6,746 | — | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,556 | 15 | 650 S |
| 10.75 | 1,557 | 15 | 650 S |
| 2.375 | 6,081 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 6,607 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 6,818 | 7.875 | 1,250 S |
| 4.5 | 6,818 | 9.875 | 1,250 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 | Jan 25, 1988 | Dec 21, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 13, 1984 | Jun 29, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Aug 21, 1984 | Jun 29, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 1, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 31, 1978 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 5, 1969 | — |
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 42-481-03728 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-03728 → 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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