WELL · 42-704-00029 · DISTRICT 3
440 L Unit #4012
Brazos-LB County · Brazos Block 440 (-C- Sd.) field · Directional
440 L Unit #4012 (API 42-704-00029) is a well in Brazos-LB County operated by American Exploration Company, completed November 4, 1966.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1992 and 2004, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Capco Operating Corporation and has since transferred to American Exploration Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Mio X, Mio B, Mio C, B Sand.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Capco Operating Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 1, 1997 · 575 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | American Exploration Company |
| Production reports | Capco Offshore of Texas, Inc.through May 2009 |
| Latest permit | Capco Offshore, Inc.Nov 22, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Nov 22, 2004
- last permit issued
- Nov 4, 1966
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.33M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 4, 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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 440 L Unit G-3-40826 | Brazos Block 440 (-X- Sd.) | Capco Offshore of Texas, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 8.16K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| 440L Unit G-3-218420 | Brazos Block 440 (-W- Sd.) | Capco Offshore of Texas, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.32M | Oct 2005 – Jul 2026 |
| — G-3-40894 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 → Dec 1993
- 2Capco Offshore, Inc.Dec 2003 → Apr 2005
- 3Capco Operating CorporationOct 2005 → Apr 2007
- 4Capco Offshore of Texas, Inc.May 2007 → May 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 553073-97 | Recompletion | Capco Operating Corporation | Jun 8, 2006 | Nov 22, 2004 | — | 8,174 |
| 553073-98 | Reenter | Capco Operating Corporation | Nov 8, 2005 | Nov 22, 2004 | — | 8,174 |
| 553073-99 | Reenter | Capco Offshore, Inc. | Nov 1, 2004 | Nov 22, 2004 | — | 7,600 |
| 399987-99 | Other | American Exploration Company | Jun 8, 1992 | Jun 25, 1992 | Apr 17, 1991 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-40826 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-40894 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-218420 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 77 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Mio X | 7,159 | -7,082 |
| Mio B | 7,422 | -7,345 |
| Mio C | 7,630 | -7,553 |
| B Sand | 7,695 | -7,618 |
| C Sand | 8,358 | -8,281 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,750 | 7,770 | Perforated |
| 7,970 | 7,974 | Perforated |
| 8,004 | 8,010 | Perforated |
| 8,251 | 8,261 | Perforated |
| 8,475 | 8,492 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 230 | — | — |
| 16 | 500 | — | 600 S |
| 16 | 503 | 22 | 600 S |
| 10.75 | 3,200 | — | 1,400 S |
| 10.75 | 3,211 | 15 | 1,600 S |
| 7.625 | 9,051 | 9.875 | 700 S |
| 7.625 | 9,057 | — | — |
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, 2007 | Nov 30, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 25, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 12, 1992 | Jun 18, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 24, 1991 | Jun 27, 1991 | — |
| 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 42-704-00029 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-704-00029 → 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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