WELL · 42-507-00515 · DISTRICT 1
Norton Richard W. Jr. #6
Zavala County · Chapparosa (Olmos) field · Vertical
Norton Richard W. JR. #6 (API 42-507-00515) is a plugged well in Zavala County, plugged June 10, 2011, last operated by Bxp Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 7, 1991, permitted to 3,388 ft.
It was permitted by Norton Oil Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Bxp Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Norton Oil Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 17 permits on file · (832) 641-1038
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | BXP Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Quatro Oil and Gas, Inc.through Jul 1996 |
| Latest permit | Norton Oil Company, Inc.Aug 7, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,388
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 7, 1991
- last permit issued
- Aug 26, 1991
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 163K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 26, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 10, 2011
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton, Richard W. Jr. G-1-139341 | Chapparosa (Olmos) | BXP Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 163K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2011 |
| — G-1-8 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Quatro Oil and Gas, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 390546-98 | Recompletion | Norton Oil Company, Inc. | Aug 28, 1991 | Aug 7, 1991 | Aug 26, 1991 | 3,388 |
| 390546-99 | Recompletion | Norton Oil Company, Inc. | Aug 5, 1991 | Aug 7, 1991 | — | 3,388 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-8 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-1-139341 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,820 | 1,829 | Perforated |
| 2,385 | 2,409 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 196 | 12.25 | 60 S |
| 4.5 | 2,489 | 7.875 | 355 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 | Nov 18, 1991 | Sep 3, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 30, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-507-00515 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-507-00515 → 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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