Petrora

WELL · 42-097-31501 · DISTRICT 9

Best J. M. #3036

N

Cooke County · Walnut Bend (Ellenburger) field  · Vertical

Best J. M. #3036 (API 42-097-31501) is a well in Cooke County operated by Cimarex Energy CO. Of Colorado, completed May 24, 2001.

The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1979 and 2008, permitted to 5,435 ft.

Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Cox, Bruhlmeyer, Consolidated, M Snuggs.

Its 3 leases have reported 6.72M barrels of oil and 1.38M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 374 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Cimarex Energy Co. of Colorado

Based in
Midland, TX
P-5 status
Inactive (I)
P-5 last filed
Apr 28, 2025
Permits on file
476
Phone
(432) 571-7800

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleCimarex Energy Co. of Colorado
Production reportsSydri Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026
Latest permitCimarex Energy Co. of ColoradoJan 17, 2008

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

5,435
total depth, ft
3
permits on file
Jan 17, 2008
last permit issued
May 24, 2001
completed
6.72M
cumulative oil, bbl
1.38M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
May 24, 2001
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 374 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Walnut Bend Field Unit O-13-27427Walnut Bend (Consolidated)Sydri Operating, LLC3706.69M1.38MJan 1993 – Jul 2026
Best, J. M. O-13-2492Walnut Bend (Ellenburger)Cimarex Energy Co. of Colorado430.1K0Jan 1993 – Jul 2008
— O-13-13264——000—

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 75,510 · prior 12 90,992(-17%)

05K10K202420252026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 21,434 · prior 12 22,769(-6%)

01K2K3K202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Arco Oil & Gas Co.Jan 1993 → Feb 1994
  2. 2Vastar Resources, Inc.Mar 1994 → May 1999
  3. 3Gruy Petroleum Management Co.Jun 1999 → Apr 2006
  4. 4Cimarex Energy Co. of ColoradoMay 2006 → Dec 2012
  5. 5Merit Energy CompanyJan 2013 → Nov 2020
  6. 6Team Operating, L.L.C.Dec 2020 → Jun 2021
  7. 7Sydri Operating, LLCJul 2021 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
652872-99RecompletionCimarex Energy Co. of ColoradoJan 10, 2008Jan 17, 2008Jan 7, 20085,150
506285-99RecompletionGruy Petroleum Management Co.Mar 9, 2001Mar 9, 2001Oct 26, 20005,435
67958-99DrillArco Oil & Gas Co.Dec 31, 1979Dec 31, 1979Jan 26, 19805,435

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-13-2492————
—— O-13-13264————
—— O-13-27427————
—— O-13-27427————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 719 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Cox2,972-2,253
Bruhlmeyer3,479-2,760
Consolidated3,926-3,207
M Snuggs4,661-3,942
Ramsey4,815-4,096
EllenburgerELLENBERGER5,260-4,541

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
4,2264,228Perforated
4,5054,507Perforated
4,5154,517Perforated
4,5794,581Perforated
4,8154,820Perforated
4,9144,922Perforated
5,0242,026Perforated
5,1225,124Perforated
5,3145,316Perforated
5,3145,366Perforated
5,3405,348Perforated
5,36053,163Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.6251,12112.25700 S
8.6251,12112800 S
8.6251,21112.25800 S
2.8752,357——
2.8754,863——
45,3015.5200 S
5.55,4357.875600 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Oct 11, 2011Oct 4, 2010—
00Aug 19, 2008Mar 7, 2008Yes
00Aug 1, 2008Jun 5, 2001—
00Aug 3, 2001Jun 5, 2001—
00Jul 25, 2001Jan 10, 2000Yes
00Apr 30, 2001——
00Nov 27, 1991Aug 1, 1991—
00Nov 12, 1991Jul 1, 1980—
00Jan 12, 1984Jul 1, 1980—
00Jan 12, 1984Mar 19, 1980—

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.

Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.

Beyond the permit record

RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes

Injection

0
bbl, last 12 reported months
90.7K
bbl, all reported
Aug 2000
reported through
UICKindStatusPermitted bbl/dMax psiZone ft
000048339H-1 InjectionCanceled Jun 19, 20011,2001,6004,815–4,820

MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS

Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0

0119992000

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.

New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease

Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/09731501, documented in the API reference.