WELL · 42-481-31468 · DISTRICT 3
North Unit #1
Wharton County · Bonus N. (Wilcox) field · Vertical
North Unit #1 (API 42-481-31468) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged December 13, 2004, last operated by Pogo Producing Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 2, 1977, permitted to 12,145 ft.
It was permitted by Ford, Don H. and has since transferred to Pogo Producing Company on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ford, Don H.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 479 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pogo Producing Company |
| Production reports | Laurel Fuel Companythrough Feb 1996 |
| Latest permit | Ford, Don H.Aug 2, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,145
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 2, 1977
- last permit issued
- Mar 24, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 93.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 24, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 13, 2004
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Unit G-3-75988 | Bonus, N. (Wilcox) | Pogo Producing Company | 1 | 0 | 93.8K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2004 |
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.
- 1Laurel Fuel CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4638-99 | Drill | Ford, Don H. | Aug 2, 1977 | Aug 2, 1977 | Aug 10, 1977 | 12,145 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-75988 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,086 | 12,091 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 606 | 24 | 1,225 S |
| 10.75 | 3,270 | 15 | 1,680 S |
| 4.625 | 9,450 | 9.625 | 510 S |
| 5.5 | 12,097 | 6.5 | 640 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 13, 1978 | — |
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 42-481-31468 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-31468 → 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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