WELL · 42-055-31141 · DISTRICT 1
Dinges W. E. #1
Caldwell County · Buchanan field · Vertical
Dinges W. E. #1 (API 42-055-31141) is a well in Caldwell County operated by Geomeg Operating LLC, completed July 1, 1997.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 14, 1978, permitted to 2,450 ft.
It was permitted by Riddle & Shefts and has since transferred to Geomeg Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Serpentine.
Its 3 leases have reported 75.5K barrels of oil and 39 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 25 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Riddle & Shefts; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dripping Spgs, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 5, 2010 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Geomeg Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Viva Petrol LLPthrough Jul 2025 |
| Latest permit | Riddle & SheftsSep 14, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,450
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 14, 1978
- last permit issued
- Jul 1, 1997
- completed
- 75.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 39
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 1, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 25 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinges A-1 O-1-13819 | Buchanan | Viva Petrol LLP | 13 | 31K | 11 | Nov 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Dinges, W. E. O-1-13729 | Buchanan | Geomeg Operating, LLC | 11 | 44.4K | 19 | Apr 1993 – Aug 2009 |
| Dinges, Tillie O-1-11873 | Buchanan | Main Street Royalty, Inc. | 1 | 129 | 9 | Jan 1993 – Aug 1995 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 13 · prior 12 60(-78%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Nelmark Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Apr 1993
- 2Uvalde Energy Co.May 1993 → Nov 1994
- 3Main Street Royalty, Inc.Sep 1993 → Aug 1999
- 4Oracle Petroleum Corp.Nov 1993 → Apr 1995
- 5EL Dorado Resources Inc.Dec 1994 → May 1995
- 6Scully Energy CorporationSep 1999 → Jul 2005
- 7Origin Production Company, Inc.Aug 2005 → May 2025
- 8Geomeg Operating, LLCAug 2007 → Nov 2010
- 9Geomeg Energy Operating Co., LLCDec 2010 → Oct 2020
- 10Viva Petrol LLPJun 2025 → Jul 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32668-99 | Drill | Riddle & Shefts | Sep 14, 1978 | Sep 14, 1978 | Sep 9, 1978 | 2,450 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-11873 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-13729 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-13819 | — | — | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 1,875 | 7.875 | — |
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 4, 2009 | Sep 24, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Oct 7, 1997 | Sep 24, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Jul 21, 1995 | Sep 18, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 8, 1987 | Sep 18, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 29, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-055-31141 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-31141 → 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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