WELL · 42-101-30313 · DISTRICT 8
Opal #1
Cottle County · Independent (Bend Congl.) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Opal #1 (API 42-101-30313) is a well in Cottle County operated by Sequoia Natural Gas Inc., completed December 23, 1981 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 25, 1981, permitted to 6,600 ft.
It was permitted by Walter Exploration Inc. and has since transferred to Sequoia Natural Gas Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Walter Exploration Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Albany, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 3 permits on file · (325) 762-2132
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sequoia Natural Gas Inc. |
| Production reports | Sequoia Natural Gas, Inc.through Mar 2016 |
| Latest permit | Walter Exploration Inc.Nov 25, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 25, 1981
- last permit issued
- Dec 23, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 180K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 23, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opal G-11-97157 | Independent (Bend Congl.) | Sequoia Natural Gas, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 180K | 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.
- 1Petrotex, Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 2000
- 2Sequoia Fossil Fuels, Inc.Sep 2000 → Jul 2011
- 3Concho Oilfield Service, Inc.Sep 2002 → Mar 2013
- 4Sequoia Natural Gas, Inc.Jun 2013 → Mar 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 141453-99 | Drill | Walter Exploration Inc. | Nov 25, 1981 | Nov 25, 1981 | — | 6,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-11-97157 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,407 | 6,419 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 465 | 12.25 | 400 S |
| 2.375 | 6,210 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 6,475 | 7.875 | 225 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 | Jan 7, 1982 | — |
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 42-101-30313 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-101-30313 → 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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