WELL · 42-055-31156 · DISTRICT 1
Dorset-Tiller #16
Caldwell County · Luling-Branyon (1700) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Dorset-Tiller #16 (API 42-055-31156) is a well in Caldwell County operated by Texas Petroleum Investment CO., completed March 6, 1979 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 10, 1979, permitted to 2,200 ft.
It was permitted by Mobil Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Texas Petroleum Investment CO. on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Texas Petroleum Investment Co.
Permitted by Mobil Oil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 233 permits on file · (888) 214-3575
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texas Petroleum Investment Co. |
| Production reports | Texas Petroleum Investment Co.through Apr 2017 |
| Latest permit | Mobil Oil CorporationJan 10, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 10, 1979
- last permit issued
- Mar 6, 1979
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 58.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 6, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorset-Tiller G-1-82179 | Luling-Branyon (1700) | Texas Petroleum Investment Co. | 1 | 0 | 58.7K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Meridian Oil Production Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1996
- 2Meridian Oil Inc.Mar 1996 → Jul 1996
- 3Burlington Resources Oil&gas Co.Aug 1996 → Mar 1997
- 4Vintage Petroleum, Inc.Jun 1997 → Apr 2006
- 5Vintage Petroleum, LLCMay 2006 → Sep 2006
- 6Texas Petroleum Investment Co.Oct 2006 → Apr 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40984-99 | Drill | Mobil Oil Corporation | Jan 10, 1979 | Jan 10, 1979 | — | 2,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-82179 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,785 | 1,887 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.375 | 1,760 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 2,053 | 7.875 | 450 S |
| 4.5 | — | — | 70 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 | Mar 27, 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 42-055-31156 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-31156 → 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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