WELL · 42-481-34873 · DISTRICT 3
Schmidt #1
Wharton County · Jones Creek (4500) field · Vertical
Schmidt #1 (API 42-481-34873) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged August 25, 2009, last operated by New Century Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 17, 2006, permitted to 4,900 ft.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 15, 2025
- Permits on file
- 130
- Phone
- (281) 664-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | New Century Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | New Century Exploration, Inc.through Jun 2009 |
| Latest permit | New Century Exploration, Inc.Nov 17, 2006 |
- 4,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 17, 2006
- last permit issued
- Mar 16, 2007
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 429K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2007 THROUGH Aug 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 16, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 25, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schmidt G-3-229725 | Jones Creek (4500) | New Century Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 319K | Mar 2007 – Aug 2009 |
| Schmidt G-3-229726 | Jones Creek (3400) | New Century Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 111K | Mar 2007 – Aug 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.
- 1New Century Exploration, Inc.Apr 2007 → Jun 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 629128-99 | Drill | New Century Exploration, Inc. | Nov 15, 2006 | Nov 17, 2006 | Dec 3, 2006 | 4,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-229725 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-229726 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,149 | 4,163 | Perforated |
| 4,369 | 4,372 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 460 | 12.25 | 235 S |
| 4.5 | 4,607 | 7.875 | 808 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 | Oct 5, 2007 | Aug 13, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 28, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-481-34873 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-34873 → 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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