WELL · 42-497-36179 · DISTRICT 9
Maxwell #1
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Maxwell #1 (API 42-497-36179) is a plugged well in Wise County, plugged October 28, 2015, last operated by Excel Oil & Gas Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 4, 2006, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Saddle Creek Energy Development and has since transferred to Excel Oil & Gas Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Viola.
Operator of record
Permitted by Saddle Creek Energy Development; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Waxahachie, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 56 permits on file · (972) 351-4066
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Excel Oil & Gas Inc. |
| Production reports | Ropa Exploration Corp.through Aug 2008 |
| Latest permit | Saddle Creek Energy DevelopmentDec 4, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 4, 2006
- last permit issued
- Jun 25, 2007
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 18.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2007 THROUGH Oct 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 25, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 28, 2015
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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxwell G-13-233513 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Excel Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 18.9K | Aug 2007 – Oct 2015 |
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.
- 1Saddle Creek Energy DevelopmentAug 2007 → Dec 2007
- 2Ropa Exploration Corp.Mar 2008 → Aug 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 629886-99 | Drill | Saddle Creek Energy Development | Dec 1, 2006 | Dec 4, 2006 | Nov 25, 2006 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-233513 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 829 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 7,141 | -6,312 |
| Viola | 8,324 | -7,495 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,016 | 8,132 | Perforated |
| 8,168 | 8,268 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 741 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 5.5 | 8,170 | 7.875 | 395 S |
| 5.5 | 8,484 | 7.875 | 395 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 8, 2008 | Jun 2, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Aug 7, 2008 | Mar 26, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 29, 2008 | Sep 20, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Mar 5, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-497-36179 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-36179 → 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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