WELL · 42-047-30579 · DISTRICT 4
Wright W. P. #1
Brooks County · Flowella (Vicksburg Deep) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Wright W. P. #1 (API 42-047-30579) is a well in Brooks County operated by Paleo Oil Company LLC, completed June 6, 1980 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1977 and 1980, permitted to 12,500 ft.
It was permitted by Sun Expl. & Prod. CO.-Corpus and has since transferred to Paleo Oil Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Corpus Christ, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 10, 2025
- Permits on file
- 47
- Phone
- (361) 904-0401
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus |
| Production reports | Bluefin Resources LLCthrough May 2023 |
| Latest permit | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-CorpusApr 11, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 11, 1980
- last permit issued
- Jun 6, 1980
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 462K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 6, 1980
- Shut in
- Jun 1, 2023
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright, W. P. G-4-88119 | Flowella (Vicksburg Deep) | Paleo Oil Company LLC | 1 | 0 | 462K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1South Texas Limited PartnershipJan 1993 → Feb 1994
- 2Washington Energy Expl., Inc.Mar 1994 → Jul 1994
- 3Cabot Oil & Gas Production Corp.Aug 1994 → Feb 1996
- 4Cabot Oil & Gas CorporationMar 1996 → Jun 1997
- 5Maguire Oil CompanyJul 1997 → Jan 2005
- 6Erskine Energy, LLCFeb 2005 → Jun 2010
- 7Tecpetrol Operating LLCJul 2010 → Dec 2015
- 8Bluefin Resources LLCJan 2016 → May 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78068-99 | Recompletion | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus | Apr 11, 1980 | Apr 11, 1980 | — | 12,500 |
| 1553-99 | Drill | Sun Exploration & Production Co. | Jun 23, 1977 | Jun 23, 1977 | Oct 15, 1977 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 1980 | Wright W. P. G-4-88119 | Flowella (Vicksburg Deep) | Paleo Oil Company LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jun 1, 2023 | 12,500 |
| — | W. P. Wright G-4-75196 | Flowella (Vicksburg 10400) | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus | Not on Schedule | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,361 | 10,397 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,028 | 17.5 | 1,217 S |
| 9.625 | 8,571 | 12.25 | 735 S |
| 2.875 | 10,250 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 11,755 | 8.5 | 760 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 | Jun 23, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 17, 1978 | — |
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 42-047-30579 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-30579 → 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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