WELL · 42-055-34139 · DISTRICT 1
Dinges #12
Caldwell County · Buchanan field · Vertical
Dinges #12 (API 42-055-34139) is a plugged well in Caldwell County, plugged May 24, 2005, last operated by Trinidad Petroleum Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 5, 1986, permitted to 2,650 ft.
It was permitted by Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc. and has since transferred to Trinidad Petroleum Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Midway, Navarro, Taylor, Dale Lime.
Its lease has reported 4.74K barrels of oil and 51 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 5, 2019 · 6 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Trinidad Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | Trinidad Petroleum, Inc.through Mar 2000 |
| Latest permit | Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc.Aug 5, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,650
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 5, 1986
- last permit issued
- Aug 25, 1986
- completed
- 4.74K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 51
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 25, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 24, 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 lease 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinges O-1-11608 | Buchanan | Trinidad Petroleum, Inc. | 2 | 4.74K | 51 | 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.
- 1Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1993
- 2Trinidad Petroleum, Inc.Aug 1993 → Mar 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 304895-98 | Drill | Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc. | Sep 2, 1986 | Aug 5, 1986 | — | 2,650 |
| 304895-99 | Drill | Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc. | Aug 5, 1986 | Aug 5, 1986 | — | 2,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-11608 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 493 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Midway | 696 | -203 |
| Navarro | 842 | -349 |
| Taylor | 1,550 | -1,057 |
| Dale Lime | 1,960 | -1,467 |
| Austin Chalk | 2,304 | -1,811 |
| Georgetown | 2,590 | -2,097 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,306 | 2,338 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 2,482 | 7.875 | 482 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 | Sep 15, 1986 | Sep 3, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 10, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-055-34139 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-34139 → 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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