WELL · 42-481-33797 · DISTRICT 3
Couey #1
Wharton County · Trans-Tex (2800) field · Vertical
Couey #1 (API 42-481-33797) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged May 31, 2001, last operated by Cox & Perkins Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1995 and 1996, permitted to 6,000 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Catahoula, Greta, Sinton, Nodasaria.
Operator of record
Cox & Perkins Exploration Inc.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 3, 2012
- Permits on file
- 306
- Phone
- (713) 783-7880
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cox & Perkins Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc.through May 2001 |
| Latest permit | Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc.Feb 22, 1996 |
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 22, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jan 23, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 930K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1995 THROUGH May 2001
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 23, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 31, 2001
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couey G-3-161708 | Trans-Tex (2800) | Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 390K | Jan 1997 – May 2001 |
| Couey G-3-155710 | Black Owl (Frio 4900) | Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 540K | Jul 1995 – May 1998 |
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.
- 1Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc.Sep 1995 → May 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 444668-99 | Recompletion | Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc. | Feb 9, 1996 | Feb 22, 1996 | Jan 23, 1997 | 5,509 |
| 437377-99 | Drill | Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc. | Jun 29, 1995 | Jun 29, 1995 | Jul 15, 1995 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-155710 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-161708 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 103 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,898 | 2,945 | Perforated |
| 4,928 | 4,944 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 512 | 12.25 | 90 S |
| 2.875 | 5,509 | 7.875 | 760 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 | Mar 5, 1997 | Feb 6, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 28, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 8, 1995 | Sep 28, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 31, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-481-33797 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-33797 → 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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