WELL · 42-073-30638 · DISTRICT 6
Holmes V. M. #1
Cherokee County · Walkers Chapel (Pettit 8100) field · Vertical
Holmes V. M. #1 (API 42-073-30638) is a well in Cherokee County operated by Norcen Explorer Inc., completed April 3, 1985.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 1, 1985, permitted to 9,300 ft.
It was permitted by Sierra Production CO. and has since transferred to Norcen Explorer Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Pettit.
Its lease has reported 73.1K barrels of oil and 662K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sierra Production Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 1, 1996 · 12 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Norcen Explorer Inc. |
| Production reports | Ponta E&P LLPthrough Feb 2025 |
| Latest permit | Sierra Production Co.Mar 1, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 1, 1985
- last permit issued
- Apr 3, 1985
- completed
- 73.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 662K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 3, 1985
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes, V. M. O-6-12214 | Walkers Chapel (Pettit 8100) | Ponta E&P LLP | 1 | 73.1K | 662K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 430(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Odegard Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → May 2005
- 2AC Exploration, LLCJun 2005 → Aug 2008
- 3Patara Oil & Gas LLCSep 2008 → May 2010
- 4Ponta E&P LLPMar 2012 → Feb 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 268282-99 | Drill | Sierra Production Co. | Mar 1, 1985 | Mar 1, 1985 | Mar 11, 1985 | 9,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-12214 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 336 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| PettitPETTIT LIME | 8,218 | -7,882 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,206 | 8,214 | Perforated |
| 8,218 | 8,225 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,667 | 12.25 | 625 S |
| 5.5 | 8,603 | 7.875 | 900 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 2, 1987 | Jul 13, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Aug 25, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 6, 1985 | Apr 26, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jun 5, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-073-30638 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-073-30638 → 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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