WELL · 42-704-30272 · DISTRICT 3
State Tract 440-L #H 1
Brazos-LB County · Vertical
State Tract 440-L #H 1 (API 42-704-30272) is a permitted well in Brazos-LB County filed by American Exploration Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1988 and 1996, permitted to 8,800 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including B Sand, C Sand, D Sand, D Snd.
Operator of record
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 | none |
| Production reports | Capco Offshore of Texas, Inc.through May 2009 |
| Latest permit | American Exploration CompanyMay 9, 1996 |
- 8,800
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- May 9, 1996
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.46M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 440-L G-3-155413 | Brazos Block 440 (-B- Sd.) | Capco Offshore of Texas, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 916K | May 1995 – Jul 2026 |
| 440 L Unit G-3-131007 | Brazos Block 440 (-C- Sd.) | American Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 539K | Jan 1993 – May 1995 |
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 → Oct 1997
- 2Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas CorpNov 1997 → Sep 1999
- 3Capco Offshore, Inc.Sep 2004 → Apr 2005
- 4Capco Offshore of Texas, Inc.Jan 2008 → May 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 447770-99 | Recompletion | American Exploration Company | May 3, 1996 | May 9, 1996 | — | 8,200 |
| 439733-99 | Recompletion | American Exploration Company | Sep 8, 1995 | Sep 8, 1995 | May 26, 1995 | 8,200 |
| 352475-98 | Drill | Conquest Exploration Company | Apr 12, 1989 | Oct 24, 1988 | — | 8,800 |
| 352475-99 | Drill | Conquest Exploration Company | Oct 20, 1988 | Oct 24, 1988 | — | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-131007 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-155413 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 131 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B Sand | 7,386 | -7,255 |
| C Sand | 7,606 | -7,475 |
| D Sand | 8,025 | -7,894 |
| D SND | 8,025 | -7,894 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,384 | 7,392 | Perforated |
| 7,606 | 7,617 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 254 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 3,052 | 13.5 | 2,650 S |
| 7.625 | 7,715 | 9.875 | 700 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 | Dec 8, 1995 | Sep 8, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 2, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 17, 1989 | Apr 12, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 30, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-704-30272 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-704-30272 → 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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