WELL · 42-481-32856 · DISTRICT 3
Duson #1
Wharton County · Shanghai (D-3) field · Vertical
Duson #1 (API 42-481-32856) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged August 21, 1996, last operated by Howell Petroleum Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 1, 1985, permitted to 10,600 ft.
It was permitted by Venus Oil Company and has since transferred to Howell Petroleum Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, Yegua.
Operator of record
Permitted by Venus Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 2, 2003
- Permits on file
- 99
- Phone
- (832) 636-3130
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Howell Petroleum Corporation |
| Production reports | Howell Petroleum Corporationthrough Oct 1995 |
| Latest permit | Venus Oil CompanyMay 1, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 1, 1985
- last permit issued
- Jan 12, 1986
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 22.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 12, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 21, 1996
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duson G-3-119986 | Shanghai (D-1) | Howell Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 0 | 22.4K | Jan 1993 – Jun 1997 |
| Duson G-3-120012 | Shanghai (D-3) | Howell Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Aug 1996 |
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.
- 1Howell Petroleum CorporationJan 1993 → Oct 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 273746-99 | Drill | Venus Oil Company | Jan 31, 1986 | May 1, 1985 | Oct 12, 1985 | 10,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-119986 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-120012 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 108 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,944 | 8,958 | Perforated |
| 9,059 | 9,160 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,831 | 17.5 | 1,000 S |
| 9.625 | 6,788 | 12.25 | 805 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 | Feb 27, 1986 | Feb 17, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 27, 1986 | Feb 10, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 26, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 19, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-481-32856 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-32856 → 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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