Texas operator — name withheld

Operator number withheld · One real operator from the public Railroad Commission file, figures computed by SEAL exactly as the live product computes them. Identifying details (operator name and number, lease and well names, API numbers) are removed; every figure is real.

61 wells

Past the SB 1150 line on Sept 1, 2027

$6,430,072

RRC estimated plugging liability on those wells

220 · 9

Inactive wells · extension-denied

$27,182,334

RRC estimated liability across all 220 inactive wells

The cost of waiting

If nothing is plugged, returned to production, or extended, exposure grows only as wells cross the statutory thresholds. RRC cost figures only.

When	Wells past the line	RRC est. liability
Today (Oct 29, 2026)	53	$5,726,324
In 90 days (Jan 27, 2027)	55	$6,036,284
In 180 days (Apr 27, 2027)	56	$6,121,912
Rule start (Sept 1, 2027)	61	$6,430,072
In 12 months (Oct 29, 2027)	62	$6,562,300

Denied extensions, decoded

Nine of this operator's wells already carry a denied extension in the RRC file. SEAL decodes the Commission's reason code on each one, because most denials are paperwork, not plugs:

Wells	RRC denial reason, decoded	What fixes it
1	Unrecognized denial code "S" - not in the RRC file layout	The denial reason is not on record for this well. Do NOT assume plugging - pull the RRC file for this well and read the denial before spending.
7	Field ops - H-15 problem (delinquency)	The H-15 mechanical-integrity test is delinquent. File the H-15 test - paperwork, not plugging.
1	UIC (mechanical integrity) issue - H-5 test	Fix the mechanical-integrity problem and file/pass the H-5 test with Technical Permitting. The test is the blocker, not the well's age.

The 61 wells past the line

Wellbore by wellbore, sorted by the RRC's own plugging-cost estimate. One API number is one wellbore; duplicate rows in the RRC file are counted once.

#	County	District	Type	Depth	Completed	Shut in	RRC est. plug cost
1	DUVAL	04	Gas	15,780 ft	1982	2010	$183,837
2	LIPSCOMB	10	Gas	9,570 ft	1980	2012	$172,260
3	ROBERTS	10	Gas	9,550 ft	1980	1998	$171,900
4	DUVAL	04	Gas	13,700 ft	1985	2003	$159,605
5	DUVAL	04	Gas	13,200 ft	1996	2010	$153,780
6	DUVAL	04	Gas	12,722 ft	1982	2005	$148,211
7	LIPSCOMB	10	Oil	7,972 ft	1962	2006	$143,496
8	LIPSCOMB	10	Gas	7,810 ft	2001	2009	$140,580
9	DUVAL	04	Gas	12,057 ft	1989	2005	$140,464
10	KLEBERG	04	Gas	12,055 ft	1994	1999	$140,441
11	LIPSCOMB	10	Gas	7,725 ft	1963	2006	$139,050
12	KLEBERG	04	Gas	11,900 ft	1995	2010	$138,635
13	LIPSCOMB	10	Gas	7,650 ft	2001	2006	$137,700
14	WEBB	04	Gas	11,500 ft	1983	2005	$133,975
15	KLEBERG	04	Gas	11,200 ft	1985	2001	$130,480
16	WEBB	04	Gas	10,900 ft	1991	2005	$126,985
17	KLEBERG	04	Gas	10,800 ft	1977	2009	$125,820
18	KLEBERG	04	Gas	10,790 ft	1987	2009	$125,704
19	MCMULLEN	01	Gas	11,000 ft	1976	1998	$125,620
20	KLEBERG	04	Gas	10,500 ft	1998	2001	$122,325
21	KLEBERG	04	Gas	10,483 ft	1990	2010	$122,127
22	KLEBERG	04	Gas	10,445 ft	1989	2009	$121,684
23	DUVAL	04	Gas	10,357 ft	1990	2007	$120,659
24	DUVAL	04	Gas	10,300 ft	1990	2009	$119,995
25	KLEBERG	04	Gas	10,298 ft	1986	2010	$119,972
26	DUVAL	04	Gas	10,150 ft	1996	2009	$118,248
27	MATAGORDA	03	Oil	10,303 ft	2002	2011	$117,660
28	MCMULLEN	01	Gas	9,990 ft	1976	2005	$114,086
29	KLEBERG	04	Oil	9,750 ft	1984	1999	$113,588
30	JIM WELLS	04	Gas	9,225 ft	2000	2007	$107,471
31	JIM WELLS	04	Oil	9,105 ft	1984	1998	$106,073
32	GOLIAD	02	Gas	10,879 ft	1983	2007	$99,652
33	GOLIAD	02	Gas	9,910 ft	2002	2006	$90,776
34	JIM WELLS	04	Gas	7,720 ft	1976	2007	$89,938
35	JIM WELLS	04	Oil	7,587 ft	1975	1998	$88,389
36	JIM WELLS	04	Gas	7,525 ft	1945	2011	$87,666
37	JIM WELLS	04	Gas	7,510 ft	1978	2007	$87,492
38	KLEBERG	04	Oil	7,500 ft	1993	2003	$87,375
39	JIM WELLS	04	Gas	7,500 ft	1959	2003	$87,375
40	JIM WELLS	04	Gas	7,500 ft	1971	2000	$87,375
41	JIM WELLS	04	Gas	7,475 ft	1984	2008	$87,084
42	JIM WELLS	04	Oil	7,470 ft	1946	2004	$87,026
43	GOLIAD	02	Gas	9,500 ft	1984	2006	$87,020
44	JIM WELLS	04	Oil	7,435 ft	1946	2007	$86,618
45	JIM WELLS	04	Gas	7,430 ft	1947	1998	$86,560
46	JIM WELLS	04	Oil	7,400 ft	1947	1998	$86,210
47	JIM WELLS	04	Oil	7,350 ft	1973	2012	$85,628
48	JIM WELLS	04	Gas	7,350 ft	1979	2006	$85,628
49	JIM WELLS	04	Oil	7,280 ft	1971	1999	$84,812
50	JIM WELLS	04	Gas	7,275 ft	1971	1998	$84,754
51	JIM WELLS	04	Gas	7,255 ft	1965	2005	$84,521
52	JIM WELLS	04	Gas	7,248 ft	1964	1998	$84,439
53	JIM WELLS	04	Oil	7,230 ft	1984	1998	$84,230
54	JIM WELLS	04	Gas	7,191 ft	1944	2006	$83,775
55	REFUGIO	02	Gas	8,200 ft	1998	2007	$75,112
56	DUVAL	04	Gas	3,200 ft	2001	2002	$37,280
57	DUVAL	04	Gas	3,100 ft	2002	2002	$36,115
58	DUVAL	04	Gas	3,100 ft	2001	2012	$36,115
59	DUVAL	04	Gas	3,100 ft	2001	2009	$36,115
60	DUVAL	04	Gas	3,010 ft	2000	2002	$35,067
61	DUVAL	04	Gas	2,360 ft	2000	2012	$27,494

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Every Texas operator with inactive wells has a page like this one in SEAL, computed from the same public file. Claim yours to get the full well-by-well breakdown, the Monday Brief on your wells, and the December 1, 2026 report packet prepared for your signature. SEAL prepares the paperwork; the operator always files.

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Sample prepared by BANGRE NOOMA DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY LLC from the public Railroad Commission of Texas IWAR file dated October 6, 2026. Per SB 1150 enrolled text; subject to RRC rulemaking (due Dec 31, 2026). Not legal advice. Costs are the RRC's own per-well estimates, not quotes. The operator's name is withheld because this is a sample; the figures are that operator's real figures, recomputed and verified against the source file before publication.