WELL · 42-481-33348 · DISTRICT 3
Otell Harry E. Jr. #1
Wharton County · Jones Creek (7151) field · Vertical
Otell Harry E. JR. #1 (API 42-481-33348) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged January 20, 1999, last operated by C & E Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1990 and 1993, permitted to 8,400 ft.
It was permitted by Greenhill Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to C & E Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg.
Its 3 leases have reported 18 barrels of oil and 373K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 2000. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Greenhill Petroleum Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Hockley, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 2, 2023 · 462 permits on file · (281) 265-6500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | C & E Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | C & E Operating, Inc.through Jun 1996 |
| Latest permit | Greenhill Petroleum CorporationMay 25, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,400
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- May 25, 1993
- last permit issued
- Oct 15, 1991
- completed
- 18
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 373K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2000
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 15, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 20, 1999
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; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otell, Harry E. Jr. O-3-21316 | Jones Creek (7151) | C & E Operating, Inc. | 1 | 18 | 3 | Jan 1993 – Sep 2000 |
| Otell, Harry E. Jr. G-3-135256 | Jones Creek (Yegua) | C & E Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jan 1999 |
| Otell, Harry E. Jr. G-3-145733 | Jones Creek (4200 Frio) | C & E Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 373K | Jun 1993 – Jan 1999 |
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.
- 1Greenhill Petroleum CorporationJan 1993 → Sep 1993
- 2C & E Operating, Inc.Oct 1993 → Jun 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 411954-99 | Recompletion | Greenhill Petroleum Corporation | May 20, 1993 | May 25, 1993 | Jun 4, 1993 | 8,108 |
| 392720-99 | Recompletion | Greenhill Petroleum Corporation | Oct 9, 1991 | Oct 9, 1991 | Oct 8, 1991 | 8,100 |
| 369622-98 | Drill | Greenhill Petroleum Corporation | Jul 13, 1990 | Feb 12, 1990 | — | 8,400 |
| 369622-99 | Drill | Greenhill Petroleum Corporation | Feb 8, 1990 | Feb 12, 1990 | — | 8,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-135256 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-145733 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-21316 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 129 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,147 | 4,153 | Perforated |
| 7,151 | 7,161 | Perforated |
| 7,978 | 8,002 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.75 | 2,193 | 13.5 | 545 S |
| 8.625 | 5,699 | 10.625 | 725 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 | Dec 23, 1993 | Jul 6, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 8, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 22, 1992 | Dec 11, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 13, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 20, 1990 | Jul 10, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 3, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-481-33348 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-33348 → 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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