WELL · 42-055-34414 · DISTRICT 1
Dinges W. E. #1
Caldwell County · Buchanan field · Vertical
Dinges W. E. #1 (API 42-055-34414) is a plugged well in Caldwell County, plugged August 8, 2012, last operated by R & S Oil Production CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 31, 1988, permitted to 2,500 ft.
It was permitted by Luray, Inc. and has since transferred to R & S Oil Production CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Wilcox, Midway, Navarro, Dale Lime.
Its lease has reported 450 barrels of oil and 34 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 2012.
Operator of record
Permitted by Luray, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Luling, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 24 permits on file · (830) 263-0532
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | R & S Oil Production Co. |
| Production reports | Thomas Oil & Gas Companythrough Feb 2003 |
| Latest permit | Luray, Inc.Oct 31, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 31, 1988
- last permit issued
- Nov 3, 1988
- completed
- 450
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 34
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 3, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 8, 2012
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinges, W. E. O-1-12178 | Buchanan | R & S Oil Production Co. | 1 | 450 | 34 | Jan 1993 – Sep 2012 |
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.
- 1E. T. Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 1994
- 2Hollub, Lambert Drilling CompanyMar 1994 → Sep 1997
- 3Thomas Oil & Gas CompanyOct 1997 → Feb 2003
- 4T.O.G. Production, Inc.Aug 1998 → Dec 1998
- 5Hollub Production CompanyJan 1999 → Jul 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 352841-99 | Drill | Luray, Inc. | Oct 31, 1988 | Oct 31, 1988 | — | 2,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12178 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 509 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,065 | 2,240 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 2,065 | 7.875 | 200 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 | Feb 13, 1989 | Dec 16, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 3, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-055-34414 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-34414 → 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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