TEXAS · WELLS · ZAVALA COUNTY · HOWETT LEASE · API 42-507-33151 · DISTRICT 01
Howett #15H
Zavala County · Briscoe Ranch (Eagleford) field · Producing · Horizontal
Howett #15H (API 42-507-33151) is a horizontal well in Zavala County operated by Buffco Production Inc., completed January 6, 2015 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 20, 2014, permitted to 6,533 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Escondido, Olmos, San Miguel, Anacacho.
Its lease has reported 3.11M barrels of oil and 1.29M mcf of gas since October 2011, last reporting volume in April 2026. The lease carries 15 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Longview, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 14, 2025
- Permits on file
- 397
- Phone
- (903) 988-8199
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Buffco Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Buffco Production Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Buffco Production Inc.May 20, 2014 |
- 6,533
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 20, 2014
- last permit issued
- Jan 6, 2015
- completed
- 3.11M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.29M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2011 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 6, 2015
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
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; they carry 15 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howett O-1-15772 | Briscoe Ranch (Eagleford) | Buffco Production Inc. | 15 | 3.11M | 1.29M | Oct 2011 – Apr 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 69,353 · prior 12 81,613(-15%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 33,890 · prior 12 37,211(-9%)
Wells named Howett
Buffco Production Inc.'s other wells filed under this lease name in Zavala County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Buffco Production Inc.Oct 2011 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 786565-98 | Drill | Buffco Production Inc. | Jul 28, 2014 | May 20, 2014 | Sep 8, 2014 | 9,000 |
| 786565-99 | Drill | Buffco Production Inc. | May 8, 2014 | May 20, 2014 | Jun 3, 2014 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2015 | Howett O-1-15772 | Briscoe Ranch (Eagleford) | Buffco Production Inc. | Producing | 6,533 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 735 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Escondido | 3,220 | -2,485 |
| EscondidoESCONDIDO - DISPOSAL | 3,220 | -2,485 |
| Olmos | 4,216 | -3,481 |
| San Miguel | 4,924 | -4,189 |
| Anacacho | 5,202 | -4,467 |
| Anacacho | 5,205 | -4,470 |
| Austin Chalk | 5,725 | -4,990 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 6,487 | -5,752 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,450 | 14,959 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,802 | 12.25 | 910 S |
| 5.5 | 15,048 | 8.75 | 2,735 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Oct 27, 2015 | Oct 22, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Apr 17, 2015 | Dec 3, 2014 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 13, 2014 | Jul 29, 2014 | Yes |
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 42-507-33151 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-507-33151 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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