WELL · 42-101-30301 · DISTRICT 8
Shotts #1
Cottle County · Vertical
Shotts #1 (API 42-101-30301) is a permitted well in Cottle County filed by Independent Exploration CO.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1981, permitted to 7,300 ft.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 14, 1983 · 143 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | SSC, Inc.through Jan 2003 |
| Latest permit | Independent Exploration Co.Jul 3, 1981 |
- 7,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 3, 1981
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 52.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shotts G-11-94839 | Independent (Bend Congl.) | SSC, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 52.6K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Draco Production CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 1993
- 2Tide West Oil CompanyMar 1993 → Mar 1994
- 3Horizon Natural Resources, Inc.Apr 1994 → Jun 1994
- 4Clear Fork, IncorporatedJul 1994 → Apr 2000
- 5SSC, Inc.May 2000 → Jan 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123750-99 | Drill | Independent Exploration Co. | Jul 3, 1981 | Jul 3, 1981 | — | 6,625 |
| 68105-99 | Drill | Independent Exploration Co. | Dec 31, 1979 | Dec 31, 1979 | — | 7,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-11-94839 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,405 | 6,415 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 401 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 2.375 | 6,373 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 6,550 | 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 29, 1981 | — |
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 42-101-30301 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-101-30301 → 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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