WELL · 42-089-30170 · DISTRICT 3
Gay John M. #1
Colorado County · New Ulm (LWR Wilcox Cons.) field · Vertical
Gay John M. #1 (API 42-089-30170) is a plugged well in Colorado County, plugged December 13, 2019, last operated by Daylight Petroleum LLC.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1977 and 2002, permitted to 11,200 ft.
It was permitted by Elliott Oil & Gas Company and has since transferred to Daylight Petroleum LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Yegua, Claiborne, Wilcox.
Its 2 leases have reported 5.52K barrels of oil and 675K mcf of gas since July 2003, last reporting in February 2020. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Elliott Oil & Gas Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 7 permits on file · (800) 223-5609
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Daylight Petroleum LLC |
| Production reports | Daylight Petroleum LLCthrough Nov 2019 |
| Latest permit | Elliott Oil & Gas CompanyJul 19, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,200
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 19, 2002
- last permit issued
- May 29, 2014
- completed
- 5.52K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 675K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2003 THROUGH Feb 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 29, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 13, 2019
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gay, John M. O-3-26621 | New Ulm (LWR Wilcox Cons.) | Daylight Petroleum LLC | 1 | 5.52K | 13.5K | May 2014 – Feb 2020 |
| Gay, John M. G-3-196880 | New Ulm, SW. (9300) | Strand Energy, L.C. | 1 | 0 | 662K | Jul 2003 – Jun 2015 |
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.
- 1Elliott Oil & Gas CompanyJul 2003 → Dec 2003
- 2Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co.Jan 2004 → Apr 2007
- 3Strand Energy, L.C.May 2007 → Jan 2016
- 4Five-Jab, Inc.Feb 2016 → Jan 2019
- 5Daylight Petroleum LLCFeb 2019 → Nov 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 522002-99 | Reenter | Elliott Oil & Gas Company | Jul 19, 2002 | Jul 19, 2002 | Jun 24, 2003 | 11,200 |
| 51469-99 | Recompletion | Prairie Producing Company | Jun 21, 1979 | Jun 21, 1979 | — | 10,516 |
| 13554-99 | Recompletion | Prairie Producing Company | Dec 7, 1977 | Dec 7, 1977 | — | 10,516 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-196880 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-26621 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 349 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,953 | 9,781 | Perforated |
| 9,268 | 9,278 | Perforated |
| 9,302 | 9,307 | Perforated |
| 9,378 | 9,388 | Perforated |
| 9,752 | 9,781 | Perforated |
| 9,753 | 9,768 | Perforated |
| 9,912 | 9,938 | Perforated |
| 9,916 | 9,926 | Perforated |
| 9,926 | 9,932 | Perforated |
| 10,084 | 10,090 | Perforated |
| 10,085 | 10,090 | Perforated |
| 10,316 | 10,344 | Perforated |
| — | 9,311 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,953 | 13.75 | 640 S |
| 9.625 | 1,953 | 12.25 | 690 S |
| 5.5 | 10,516 | 8.75 | 785 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 | Apr 13, 2015 | Aug 27, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Oct 20, 2003 | Sep 19, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 3, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 9, 1979 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-089-30170 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-089-30170 → 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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