WELL · 42-041-31207 · DISTRICT 3
Dansby Unit 1 #2
Brazos County · Kurten (Buda) field · Vertical
Dansby Unit 1 #2 (API 42-041-31207) is a plugged well in Brazos County, plugged November 12, 2024, last operated by Vess Oil Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 29, 1984, permitted to 9,400 ft.
It was permitted by Gulf Oil Corp. and has since transferred to Vess Oil Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Woodbine, Buda, Georgetown.
Its lease has reported 4.1K barrels of oil and 9.64K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 2024.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gulf Oil Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 10, 2025
- Permits on file
- 79
- Phone
- (214) 306-5801
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vess Oil Corporation |
| Production reports | Patterson Petroleum, Inc.through Mar 1997 |
| Latest permit | Gulf Oil Corp.Aug 29, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 29, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jun 25, 2024
- completed
- 4.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9.64K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 25, 2024
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 12, 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dansby Unit 1 O-3-18117 | Kurten (Buda) | Vess Oil Corporation | 1 | 4.1K | 9.64K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2024 |
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.
- 1Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1996
- 2McDaniel Company, Inc., TheMay 1996 → Jun 1996
- 3Patterson Petroleum, Inc.Mar 1997 → Mar 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 249880-99 | Drill | Gulf Oil Corp. | Aug 20, 1984 | Aug 29, 1984 | Oct 11, 1984 | 9,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-18117 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 335 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Woodbine | 8,086 | -7,751 |
| Buda | 8,632 | -8,297 |
| Georgetown | 8,758 | -8,423 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,670 | 8,724 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,560 | 13.5 | 1,365 S |
| 5.5 | 8,946 | 8.75 | 1,390 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 | Aug 14, 2024 | Jul 9, 2024 | — |
| 00 | Dec 31, 1984 | Nov 28, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Dec 7, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-041-31207 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31207 → 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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