WELL · 42-481-32890 · DISTRICT 3
Northington #1
Wharton County · Bernard W. (Frio 3740) field · Vertical
Northington #1 (API 42-481-32890) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged April 16, 2009, last operated by Exxcel Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 24, 1985, permitted to 8,100 ft.
It was permitted by Panhandle Producing Company and has since transferred to Exxcel Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Yegua, Boettcher Sand.
Operator of record
Permitted by Panhandle Producing Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Exxcel Operating Company |
| Production reports | Bozeman, John F.through Aug 1994 |
| Latest permit | Panhandle Producing CompanyJul 24, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 24, 1985
- last permit issued
- Aug 29, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9.82K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 29, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 16, 2009
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northington G-3-118618 | Bernard W. (Frio 3740) | Exxcel Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 9.82K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2009 |
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.
- 1Flyco Oil Supply, Inc.Mar 1993 → Mar 1994
- 2Bozeman, John F.Jun 1994 → Aug 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 281131-99 | Drill | Panhandle Producing Company | Jul 23, 1985 | Jul 24, 1985 | Jul 29, 1985 | 8,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-118618 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 139 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,740 | 3,742 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,797 | 12.25 | 760 S |
| 5.5 | 4,010 | 7.875 | 600 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 | Nov 6, 1985 | Oct 21, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 2, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-481-32890 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-32890 → 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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