WELL · 42-704-00004 · DISTRICT 3
441 L Unit (NE/4) #4111
Brazos-LB County · Brazos Block 440 (-V-Sd.) field · Vertical
441 L Unit (NE/4) #4111 (API 42-704-00004) is a plugged well in Brazos-LB County, plugged November 12, 1997, last operated by Shell Oil Company - (Offshore).
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 31, 1978, permitted to 8,882 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Oil Company and has since transferred to Shell Oil Company - (Offshore) on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Shell Oil Company - (Offshore)
Permitted by Shell Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
New Orleans, LA · P-5 Y · 2 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Oil Company - (Offshore) |
| Production reports | American Exploration Companythrough Nov 1993 |
| Latest permit | Shell Oil CompanyMay 31, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,882
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 31, 1978
- last permit issued
- Nov 1, 1965
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 39.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 1, 1965
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 12, 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 441 L Unit (NE) G-3-83294 | Brazos Block 440(-S-Sand) | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp | 1 | 0 | 39.1K | Jan 1993 – Nov 1997 |
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.
- 1American Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Nov 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25528-99 | Recompletion | Shell Oil Company | May 31, 1978 | May 31, 1978 | Jun 25, 1978 | 8,882 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-83294 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,695 | 6,714 | Perforated |
| 6,964 | 7,012 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 190 | — | — |
| 16 | 503 | 22 | 600 S |
| 10.75 | 2,995 | 13.5 | 1,400 S |
| 2.875 | 6,650 | — | — |
| 2.875 | 6,663 | — | — |
| 7.625 | 7,534 | 9.875 | 600 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 4, 1978 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 27, 1974 | — |
| 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 42-704-00004 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-704-00004 → 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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