WELL · 42-049-31868 · DISTRICT 7
Lewallen #1
Brown County · Blind Hog (Ranger) field · Vertical
Lewallen #1 (API 42-049-31868) is a plugged well in Brown County, plugged February 1, 2005, last operated by Smith Pipe Of Abilene.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 1986, permitted to 3,500 ft.
It was permitted by Grimm, Jack F. and has since transferred to Smith Pipe Of Abilene on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Caddo, Ranger, Marble Falls, Duffer.
Its 2 leases have reported 853 barrels of oil and 17.1K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 2005. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Grimm, Jack F.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 3, 2024 · (325) 665-4407
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Smith Pipe of Abilene |
| Production reports | Mehaffey Investments, Inc.through Oct 2003 |
| Latest permit | Grimm, Jack F.Feb 26, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 26, 1986
- last permit issued
- Mar 3, 1979
- completed
- 853
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 17.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 3, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 1, 2005
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewallen O-8-28677 | Blind Hog (Duffer) | Smith Pipe of Abilene | 1 | 853 | 6.1K | Oct 1999 – Feb 2005 |
| Lewallen G-8-123796 | Blind Hog (Duffer) | Ames Oil | 1 | 0 | 11K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2000 |
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.
- 1Sundance Resources, Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1999
- 2Sundance Systems, Inc.Aug 1995 → Aug 1995
- 3Ames OilMay 1999 → Sep 2000
- 4Mehaffey Investments, Inc.Oct 2000 → Oct 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 298570-99 | Recompletion | Grimm, Jack F. | Feb 26, 1986 | Feb 26, 1986 | — | 3,500 |
| 35377-99 | Drill | Palo Petroleum, Inc. | Oct 24, 1978 | Oct 24, 1978 | Jan 10, 1979 | 3,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-123796 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-28677 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,683 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 2,486 | -803 |
| Ranger | 3,004 | -1,321 |
| Marble Falls | 3,100 | -1,417 |
| Duffer | 3,294 | -1,611 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,007 | 3,035 | Perforated |
| 3,297 | 3,332 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 100 | 11 | 80 S |
| 2.375 | 2,926 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 3,346 | 7.875 | 275 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 | Nov 19, 1999 | Oct 5, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Nov 5, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 24, 1987 | Apr 10, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 18, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 15, 1979 | — |
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 42-049-31868 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-049-31868 → 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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