WELL · 42-007-30782 · DISTRICT 4
Skipper C.W. Unit #1L
Aransas County · Estes Cove (7940) field · Vertical
Skipper C.W. Unit #1L (API 42-007-30782) is a plugged well in Aransas County, plugged February 1, 2013, last operated by Genesis Producing Company.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits (amended once) between 1988 and 1993, permitted to 8,500 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Its 6 leases have reported 54K barrels of oil and 488K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 2013. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 3, 2011 · 104 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Genesis Producing Company |
| Production reports | Whiting Oil and Gas Corporationthrough Nov 2005 |
| Latest permit | Genesis Producing CompanyMar 2, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Mar 2, 1993
- last permit issued
- Apr 23, 1990
- completed
- 54K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 488K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 23, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 1, 2013
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 6 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skipper, C.W. Unit O-4-12162 | Estes Cove (7300) | Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation | 1 | 54K | 174K | Jan 1993 – May 2013 |
| C.W. Skipper Unit G-4-144385 | Estes Cove (C-4) | Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation | 1 | 0 | 298K | Feb 1993 – Jan 2013 |
| C. W. Skipper Unit G-4-140664 | Estes Cove (E-3) | Genesis Producing Company | 1 | 0 | 2.03K | Jan 1993 – Jun 1993 |
| Skipper, C.W. Unit G-4-135123 | Estes Cove (7300) | Genesis Producing Company | 1 | 0 | 14.5K | Jan 1993 – Feb 1993 |
| — G-4-129130 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| — G-4-135124 | — | — | 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.
- 1Genesis Producing CompanyJan 1993 → Nov 1993
- 2Swift Energy CompanyDec 1993 → Jun 2002
- 3Whiting Petroleum CorporationJul 2002 → May 2003
- 4Whiting Oil and Gas CorporationDec 2003 → Nov 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 409472-99 | Recompletion | Genesis Producing Company | Mar 2, 1993 | Mar 2, 1993 | Feb 18, 1993 | 8,300 |
| 392786-99 | Recompletion | Genesis Producing Company | Oct 10, 1991 | Nov 8, 1991 | Oct 15, 1991 | 8,300 |
| 370514-99 | Recompletion | Genesis Producing Company | Mar 5, 1990 | Apr 6, 1990 | — | 8,300 |
| 344838-98 | Drill | O'Sullivan & Scully, Inc. | May 13, 1988 | May 4, 1988 | — | 8,500 |
| 344838-99 | Drill | O'Sullivan & Scully, Inc. | Apr 6, 1988 | May 4, 1988 | — | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-129130 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-135123 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-135124 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-140664 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-144385 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12162 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 5 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 7,200 | -7,195 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,292 | 7,316 | Perforated |
| 7,436 | 7,456 | Perforated |
| 7,752 | 7,768 | Perforated |
| 7,916 | 7,932 | Perforated |
| 7,945 | 7,948 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 870 | 12.25 | 420 S |
| 5.5 | 8,300 | 7.875 | 480 S |
| 5.5 | 8,325 | 7.875 | 480 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 | Apr 8, 1993 | Mar 15, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 26, 1993 | Feb 23, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Mar 24, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 11, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 6, 1992 | Nov 13, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 28, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 10, 1990 | May 1, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 9, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 9, 1989 | Dec 5, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 20, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-007-30782 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-007-30782 → 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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