WELL · 42-033-31493 · DISTRICT 8
Canon-Whatley 48 #1
Borden County · JO-Mill (Spraberry) field · Vertical
Canon-Whatley 48 #1 (API 42-033-31493) is a plugged well in Borden County, plugged October 3, 1996, last operated by Taurus Exploration U.S.A. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 13, 1990, permitted to 7,500 ft.
It was permitted by EP Operating Company and has since transferred to Taurus Exploration U.S.A. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Spraberry.
Its lease has reported 5.02K barrels of oil and 28.3K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in November 1998. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Taurus Exploration U.S.A. Inc.
Permitted by EP Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 23, 1998
- Permits on file
- 16
- Phone
- (432) 687-1155
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Taurus Exploration U.S.A. Inc. |
| Production reports | Enserch Exploration, Incthrough Jul 1997 |
| Latest permit | EP Operating CompanyNov 13, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 13, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jan 10, 1991
- completed
- 5.02K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 28.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 10, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 3, 1996
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canon-Whatley "48" O-11-66637 | JO-Mill (Spraberry) | Taurus Exploration U.S.A., Inc. | 2 | 5.02K | 28.3K | Jan 1993 – Nov 1998 |
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.
- 1EP Operating Limited PartnershipJan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Enserch Exploration, IncMar 1995 → Apr 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 380856-99 | Drill | EP Operating Company | Nov 9, 1990 | Nov 13, 1990 | Nov 28, 1990 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-66637 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,573 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,132 | 6,425 | Perforated |
| 6,503 | 6,739 | Perforated |
| 6,810 | 6,940 | Perforated |
| 6,971 | 7,166 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 300 | 17.5 | 315 S |
| 8.625 | 4,310 | 11 | 1,925 S |
| 5.5 | 7,365 | 7.875 | 690 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 | Mar 6, 1991 | Feb 13, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 19, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-033-31493 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-033-31493 → 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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