WELL · 42-604-30173 · DISTRICT 3
State Tract 444-S Unit #5
Brazos-SB County · St. Tr. 444-S (Rob 43-1A) field · Directional
State Tract 444-S Unit #5 (API 42-604-30173) is a plugged well in Brazos-SB County, plugged August 25, 2014, last operated by Fieldwood Energy Offshore LLC.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1992 and 2000, permitted to 8,880 ft.
It was permitted by Kelley Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Fieldwood Energy Offshore LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Mass Miocene, Base Rob 43, Base Cris 54.
Operator of record
Permitted by Kelley Oil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Inactive, filed Sep 8, 2022 · (713) 969-1000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fieldwood Energy Offshore LLC |
| Production reports | Samson Contour Energy E&P, LLCthrough Dec 2006 |
| Latest permit | Kelley Oil CorporationAug 11, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,880
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Aug 11, 2000
- last permit issued
- May 4, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 8.29M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 4, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 25, 2014
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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.T. 444-S Unit G-3-142527 | St. Tr. 444-S (Cris 54-5B) | Fieldwood Energy Offshore LLC | 1 | 0 | 14.1K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2014 |
| State Tract 444-S Unit G-3-184671 | St. Tr. 444-S (Rob 43-1A) | Fieldwood Energy Offshore LLC | 1 | 0 | 2.96M | May 2001 – Aug 2014 |
| S.T. 444-S Unit G-3-142526 | St. Tr. 444-S (Cris 54-1B) | Kelley Oil Corporation | 1 | 0 | 4.58M | Jan 1993 – May 2001 |
| S.T. 444-S Unit G-3-147708 | St. Tr. 444-S (Cris 54-4B) | Kelley Oil Corporation | 1 | 0 | 744K | Aug 1993 – May 2001 |
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.
- 1Nicor Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → May 1993
- 2Scana Exploration CompanyJun 1993 → Dec 1993
- 3Scana Petroleum Resources, Inc.Jan 1994 → Dec 1997
- 4Kelley Oil CorporationJan 1998 → Jan 2002
- 5Contour Energy E & P, Inc.Feb 2002 → Oct 2002
- 6Contour Energy E & P, LLCNov 2002 → Aug 2003
- 7Samson Contour Energy E&P, LLCSep 2003 → Dec 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 497016-99 | Recompletion | Kelley Oil Corporation | Jul 10, 2000 | Aug 11, 2000 | Apr 27, 2001 | 8,880 |
| 414799-99 | Recompletion | Scana Exploration Company | Aug 10, 1993 | Sep 20, 1993 | Aug 7, 1993 | 6,858 |
| 401302-98 | Drill | Nicor Exploration Company | Sep 11, 1992 | Jul 16, 1992 | Aug 2, 1992 | 6,858 |
| 401302-99 | Drill | Nicor Exploration Company | Jul 16, 1992 | Jul 16, 1992 | — | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-142526 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-142527 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-147708 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-184671 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 78 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Mass Miocene | 7,070 | -6,992 |
| Base Rob 43 | 8,300 | -8,222 |
| Base Cris 54 | 8,830 | -8,752 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,058 | 8,158 | Perforated |
| 8,450 | 8,580 | Perforated |
| 8,623 | 8,629 | Perforated |
| 8,675 | 8,685 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 277 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 4,025 | 13.5 | 2,470 S |
| 7.625 | 8,878 | 9.875 | 680 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 | Feb 19, 2002 | Jun 26, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 2, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 3, 1994 | Sep 23, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 27, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 19, 1992 | Sep 17, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 14, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-604-30173 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-604-30173 → 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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