WELL · 42-704-00026 · DISTRICT 3
405 L Unit #511
Brazos-LB County · Brazos Block 405 (-B- Sd.) field · Vertical
405 L Unit #511 (API 42-704-00026) is a plugged well in Brazos-LB County, plugged October 9, 1997, last operated by Shell Oil Company - (Offshore).
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 27, 1978, permitted to 8,554 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 | none |
| Latest permit | Shell Oil CompanyJan 27, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,554
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 27, 1978
- last permit issued
- Sep 24, 1966
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 24, 1966
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 9, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 405 L Unit G-3-75512 | Brazos Block 405 (-A-Sd.) | American Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Oct 1997 |
| — G-3-40479 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17196-99 | Recompletion | Shell Oil Company | Jan 27, 1978 | Jan 27, 1978 | — | 8,554 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-40479 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-75512 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,907 | 7,924 | Perforated |
| 7,954 | 7,974 | Perforated |
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 | — | — |
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 42-704-00026 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-704-00026 → 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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