WELL · 42-481-33874 · DISTRICT 3
Northington #1
Wharton County · New Taiton (Meek) field · Vertical
Northington #1 (API 42-481-33874) is a well in Wharton County operated by Amerada Hess Corporation, completed September 9, 1996.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1996 and 1997, permitted to 13,500 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Catahoula, Yegua, Cook Mtn, Cook Mtn..
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 6, 2006 · 835 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Amerada Hess Corporation |
| Production reports | Home Petroleum Corp.through Jan 2026 |
| Latest permit | Amerada Hess CorporationFeb 12, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 12, 1997
- last permit issued
- Sep 9, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.79M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 9, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northington G-3-162017 | Egypt (Cook MTN) | Home Petroleum Corp. | 1 | 0 | 4.78M | Dec 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| Northington G-3-161222 | New Taiton (Meek) | Amerada Hess Corporation | 1 | 0 | 8.2K | Sep 1996 – Dec 1996 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 805 · prior 12 6,241(-87%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Amerada Hess CorporationSep 1996 → Jun 2006
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanyJul 2006 → Feb 2014
- 3Faulconer, Vernon E., Inc.Mar 2014 → Jan 2016
- 4Home Petroleum Corp.Jan 2017 → Jan 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 455609-99 | Recompletion | Amerada Hess Corporation | Nov 25, 1996 | Feb 12, 1997 | Dec 3, 1996 | 12,975 |
| 447800-99 | Drill | Amerada Hess Corporation | May 6, 1996 | May 14, 1996 | Jun 30, 1996 | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-161222 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-162017 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 126 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,495 | 8,500 | Perforated |
| 8,509 | 8,532 | Perforated |
| 12,516 | 12,533 | Perforated |
| 12,552 | 12,566 | Perforated |
| 12,568 | 12,581 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 3,000 | 13.5 | 1,360 S |
| 7.625 | 8,208 | 9.875 | 730 S |
| 5.5 | 11,828 | 6.5 | 1,160 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 21, 1997 | Dec 19, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 18, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 7, 1997 | Nov 19, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 31, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-481-33874 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-33874 → 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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