WELL · 42-704-30288 · DISTRICT 3
State Tract 338-L Unit #2
Brazos-LB County · Brazos Block 338-L (Miocene) field · Directional · Sidetrack
State Tract 338-L Unit #2 (API 42-704-30288) is a plugged well in Brazos-LB County, plugged August 21, 2005, last operated by Samson Contour Energy E&P LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 7, 1991, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Nicor Exploration Company and has since transferred to Samson Contour Energy E&P LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Rob 43, Cris 54.
Operator of record
Permitted by Nicor Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tulsa, OK · P-5 Y, filed Jul 8, 2011 · 47 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Samson Contour Energy E&P LLC |
| Production reports | Contour Energy E & P, LLCthrough Apr 2003 |
| Latest permit | Nicor Exploration CompanyOct 7, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 7, 1991
- last permit issued
- Nov 20, 1992
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.69M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 20, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 21, 2005
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Tract 338-L Unit G-3-143045 | Brazos Block 338-L (Miocene) | Samson Contour Energy E&P, LLC | 1 | 0 | 5.69M | Jan 1993 – Aug 2005 |
| — G-3-140576 | — | — | 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.
- 1Nicor Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → May 1993
- 2Scana Exploration CompanyJun 1993 → Dec 1993
- 3Scana Petroleum Resources, Inc.Jan 1994 → Dec 1997
- 4Kelley Oil CorporationJan 1998 → Jan 2002
- 5Contour Energy E & P, Inc.Feb 2002 → Oct 2002
- 6Contour Energy E & P, LLCNov 2002 → Apr 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 392459-98 | Drill · sidetrack | Nicor Exploration Company | Oct 21, 1991 | Oct 7, 1991 | Oct 27, 1991 | 7,000 |
| 392459-99 | Drill · sidetrack | Nicor Exploration Company | Oct 2, 1991 | Oct 7, 1991 | — | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-140576 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-143045 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,526 | 7,592 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 243 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 3,598 | 13.5 | 1,716 S |
| 7.625 | 9,270 | 9.875 | 1,100 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 8, 1993 | Dec 2, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Dec 7, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 28, 1992 | Feb 3, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 14, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-704-30288 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-704-30288 → 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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