TEXAS · WELLS · ATASCOSA COUNTY · PICKENS, JOHN Z. III LEASE · API 42-013-31117 · DISTRICT 01
Pickens John Z. III #1
Atascosa County · Somerset field · Vertical
Pickens John Z. Iii #1 (API 42-013-31117) is a plugged well in Atascosa County, plugged May 20, 2010, last operated by Great Plains Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 21, 1980, permitted to 1,450 ft.
It was permitted by Texas American Oil Corp. and has since transferred to Great Plains Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 331 barrels of oil and 18 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 2016.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texas American Oil Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Nixon, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 3, 1997
- Phone
- (210) 582-2588
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Great Plains Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | Great Plains Resources, Inc.through Apr 1997 |
| Latest permit | Texas American Oil Corp.Jul 21, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,450
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 21, 1980
- last permit issued
- Sep 3, 1980
- completed
- 331
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 18
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 3, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 20, 2010
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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickens, John Z. III O-1-6472 | Somerset | Great Plains Resources, Inc. | 1 | 331 | 18 | Jan 1993 – Feb 2016 |
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.
- 1Black Jack Well Service, Inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 1993
- 2Rife Oil Properties, Inc.Jun 1994 → Aug 1994
- 3Ginco Operating Co.Oct 1994 → Dec 1995
- 4Great Plains Resources, Inc.Jan 1997 → Apr 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87205-99 | Drill | Texas American Oil Corp. | Jul 21, 1980 | Jul 21, 1980 | — | 1,450 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 1980 | Pickens John Z. III O-1-6472 | Somerset | Great Plains Resources Inc. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,314 | 1,331 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.375 | 1,301 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 1,430 | 6.75 | 185 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 12, 1984 | Nov 15, 1980 | — |
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 42-013-31117 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-013-31117 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/01331117, documented in the API reference.