WELL · 42-501-33943 · DISTRICT 8
Courageous #1
Yoakum County · Bronco (San Andres) field · Vertical
Courageous #1 (API 42-501-33943) is a plugged well in Yoakum County, plugged October 26, 2021, last operated by Steward Energy II LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1994 and 2005, permitted to 12,600 ft.
It was permitted by B & W Southern Petroleum and has since transferred to Steward Energy II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including San Andres, Glorieta, Clear Fork, Wolfcamp.
Its 2 leases have reported 2.32K barrels of oil since August 1997, last reporting in January 2022. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by B & W Southern Petroleum; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 200 permits on file · (855) 574-2995
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Steward Energy II LLC |
| Production reports | B & W Southern Petroleumthrough Aug 2009 |
| Latest permit | B & W Southern PetroleumJan 13, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 13, 2005
- last permit issued
- Jun 21, 2005
- completed
- 2.32K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1997 THROUGH Jan 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 21, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 26, 2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courageous O-11-68874 | Bronco (San Andres) | Steward Energy II, LLC | 1 | 2.32K | 0 | Jun 2005 – Jan 2022 |
| Courageous O-11-68107 | Wildcat | B & W Southern Petroleum | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 1997 – Feb 2006 |
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.
- 1B & W Southern PetroleumJul 2005 → Aug 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 556155-99 | Recompletion | B & W Southern Petroleum | Jan 13, 2005 | Jan 13, 2005 | Mar 5, 2005 | 5,600 |
| 429893-99 | Drill | Placid Oil Company | Nov 9, 1994 | Nov 9, 1994 | Nov 15, 1994 | 12,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-68107 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-68874 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,786 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 4,567 | -781 |
| Glorieta | 5,925 | -2,139 |
| GlorietaGLORIETTA | 5,925 | -2,139 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 6,647 | -2,861 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,256 | -5,470 |
| Woodford | 11,802 | -8,016 |
| Devonian | 11,824 | -8,038 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,257 | 5,345 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 448 | 17.5 | 398 S |
| 9.625 | 5,938 | 12.25 | 2,315 S |
| 5.5 | 12,300 | 8.75 | 505 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 | May 9, 2006 | Nov 7, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Feb 7, 2006 | Aug 14, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 10, 1999 | Aug 14, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 23, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-501-33943 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-501-33943 → 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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