WELL · 42-704-00021 · DISTRICT 3
State Tract 446-L /N. W./ #4L
Brazos-LB County · Brazos Block 446 (-G- Sd.) field · Directional
State Tract 446-L /N. W./ #4L (API 42-704-00021) is a well in Brazos-LB County operated by Shell Offshore Inc., completed October 12, 1966.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1982 and 1987, permitted to 8,340 ft.
It was permitted by Conquest Exploration Company and has since transferred to Shell Offshore Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including M 15 D, M 15 D2, M 15 E, M 15 E-2.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Conquest Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
New Orleans, LA · P-5 Y, filed Feb 2, 2018 · 10 permits on file · (504) 606-4252
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Offshore Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Conquest Exploration CompanyMay 6, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,340
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 6, 1987
- last permit issued
- Oct 12, 1966
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 12, 1966
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Tract 446L /NW./ G-3-40874 | Brazos Block 446 (-E- Sd.) | Capco Offshore of Texas, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| S. L. 57656 G-3-124273 | Brazos Block 446 (D-6692) | Capco Offshore of Texas, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 329584-99 | Recompletion | Conquest Exploration Company | Apr 29, 1987 | May 6, 1987 | — | 8,340 |
| 157650-99 | Recompletion | Shell Offshore Inc. | Apr 22, 1982 | Apr 22, 1982 | — | 8,340 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-40874 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-124273 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 62 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| M 15 D | 6,693 | -6,631 |
| M 15 D2 | 6,783 | -6,721 |
| M 15 E | 7,136 | -7,074 |
| M 15 E-2 | 7,250 | -7,188 |
| M 15 G | 7,768 | -7,706 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,692 | 6,698 | Perforated |
| 6,706 | 6,709 | Perforated |
| 6,782 | 6,800 | Perforated |
| 7,140 | 7,196 | Perforated |
| 7,882 | 7,917 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 196 | — | — |
| 16 | 505 | 20 | 600 S |
| 10.75 | 3,116 | 13.5 | 1,500 S |
| 2.875 | 7,060 | — | — |
| 2.875 | 7,710 | — | — |
| 7.625 | 8,340 | 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 | Jun 30, 1987 | May 21, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 11, 1987 | — | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 13, 1982 | — |
| 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 42-704-00021 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-704-00021 → 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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