WELL · 42-481-33245 · DISTRICT 3

Defriend Charlotte Ann #1

Plugged

Wharton County · Louise North (4800) field  · Vertical

Defriend Charlotte Ann #1 (API 42-481-33245) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged March 19, 2009, last operated by Bayport Operating Inc..

The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits (amended once) between 1989 and 1991, permitted to 4,967 ft.

It was permitted by M & R Exploration Company and has since transferred to Bayport Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including B/Miocene, Frio, T/Frio.

Operator of record

Bayport Operating Inc.

Permitted by M & R Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 36 permits on file

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleBayport Operating Inc.
Production reportsnone
Latest permitM & R Exploration CompanySep 5, 1991

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

4,967
total depth, ft
5
permits on file
Sep 5, 1991
last permit issued
Apr 20, 1989
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
0
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2009

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Apr 20, 1989
Shut in
—
Plugged
Mar 19, 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 3 leases this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
DE Friend, Charlotte Ann G-3-139789Louise, North (3800)Cox & Cox Production Co.100Jan 1993 – Mar 2009
— G-3-132241——000—
— G-3-138831——000—

No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
391589-99RecompletionM & R Exploration CompanySep 3, 1991Sep 5, 1991Sep 30, 19914,967
388038-99RecompletionM & R Exploration CompanyMay 17, 1991Jun 21, 1991May 22, 19914,967
362399-99RecompletionBayport Operating, Inc.Aug 4, 1989Aug 8, 1989—4,967
356887-98DrillBayport Operating, Inc.Apr 12, 1989Mar 14, 1989—4,967
356887-99DrillBayport Operating, Inc.Mar 10, 1989Mar 14, 1989—4,950

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-3-132241————
—— G-3-138831————
—— G-3-139789————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 100 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
B/Miocene3,075-2,975
Frio3,950-3,850
T/Frio3,950-3,850

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
3,6963,698Perforated
4,0944,098Perforated
4,5414,546Perforated
4,7804,788Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.62553512.25250 S
4.54,9277.875465 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Dec 5, 1991Oct 31, 1991Yes
00Nov 21, 1991——
00Aug 6, 1991Jul 2, 1991Yes
00Aug 2, 1991——
00Nov 7, 1989Oct 16, 1989Yes
00Nov 1, 1989——
00Jul 17, 1989Jul 7, 1989—
00May 23, 1989May 5, 1989Yes
00May 12, 1989——

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.

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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