WELL · 42-041-30874 · DISTRICT 3
Dix Ransom #1
Brazos County · Stone City (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Dix Ransom #1 (API 42-041-30874) is a plugged well in Brazos County, plugged May 28, 2013, last operated by Amoco Production Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 1989, permitted to 8,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Buda, Georgetown.
Its 2 leases have reported 61.4K barrels of oil and 107K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in November 2013.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 7, 2004 · 7,201 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Amoco Production Company |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Jul 2012 |
| Latest permit | Amoco Production CompanyApr 5, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 5, 1989
- last permit issued
- Jun 23, 1983
- completed
- 61.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 107K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 23, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 28, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dix, Ransom O-3-20885 | Caldwell (Austin Chalk) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 61.4K | 107K | Jan 1993 – Nov 2013 |
| — O-3-16786 | — | — | 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.
- 1MW Petroleum CorporationJan 1993 → Aug 1998
- 2Apache CorporationSep 1998 → Jul 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 356420-99 | Recompletion | Amoco Production Company | Feb 27, 1989 | Apr 5, 1989 | — | 7,876 |
| 193848-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Company | May 2, 1983 | May 2, 1983 | Jun 5, 1983 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-16786 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-20885 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 247 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 7,064 | -6,817 |
| Buda | 7,598 | -7,351 |
| Georgetown | 7,676 | -7,429 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,135 | 7,164 | Perforated |
| 7,135 | 7,205 | Perforated |
| 7,171 | 7,178 | Perforated |
| 7,183 | 7,205 | Perforated |
| 7,618 | 7,627 | Perforated |
| 7,630 | 7,638 | Perforated |
| 7,700 | 7,720 | Perforated |
| 7,740 | 7,750 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,499 | 12.25 | 2,025 S |
| 2.875 | 7,035 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 7,876 | 7.875 | 584 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 | Feb 26, 1991 | Sep 22, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Jan 30, 1991 | Jul 27, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 27, 1983 | — |
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 42-041-30874 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-30874 → 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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