WELL · 42-055-35030 · DISTRICT 1
Lay #1J
Caldwell County · Luling-Branyon field · Vertical
Lay #1J (API 42-055-35030) is a well in Caldwell County operated by R & S Oil Production CO., completed December 30, 2014.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 20, 2012, permitted to 2,800 ft.
It was permitted by Alta Mesa Services, LP and has since transferred to R & S Oil Production CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Taylor, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its 2 leases have reported 50.8K barrels of oil and 48.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 13 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Alta Mesa Services, LP; 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 | R & S Oil Production Co.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Alta Mesa Services, LPDec 20, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 20, 2012
- last permit issued
- Dec 30, 2014
- completed
- 50.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 48.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 30, 2014
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 13 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lay, Leon O-1-3603 | Luling-Branyon | R & S Oil Production Co. | 12 | 41.2K | 48.6K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Lay O-1-18524 | Luling-Branyon | R & S Oil Production Co. | 1 | 9.61K | 0 | Dec 2014 – Jan 2025 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,413 · prior 12 1,279(+10%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Lay, Warren LeonJan 1993 → Apr 2023
- 2Alta Mesa Services, LPDec 2014 → Dec 2015
- 3Gaither Petroleum CorporationJan 2016 → Aug 2016
- 4B & S Operating Company LLCJan 2017 → Sep 2022
- 5Angus Resources LLCOct 2022 → Jul 2023
- 6R & S Oil Production Co.Oct 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 752231-99 | Drill | Alta Mesa Services, LP | Nov 28, 2012 | Dec 20, 2012 | Oct 1, 2014 | 2,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-3603 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-18524 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 411 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 1,498 | -1,087 |
| TaylorTAYLOR SHALE | 1,674 | -1,263 |
| Austin Chalk | 1,898 | -1,487 |
| Eagle FordEAGLE FORD SHALE | 2,200 | -1,789 |
| BudaBUDA LIMESTONE | 2,214 | -1,803 |
| BudaBUDA - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| EdwardsEDWARDS - H2S, DISPOSAL | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,948 | 1,958 | Perforated |
| 2,088 | 2,098 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 655 | 12.25 | 275 S |
| 5.5 | 2,287 | 7.875 | 438 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 12, 2024 | Sep 22, 2024 | — |
| 00 | Oct 29, 2024 | Sep 22, 2024 | — |
| 00 | Nov 13, 2015 | Jan 27, 2015 | Yes |
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 42-055-35030 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-35030 → 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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