WELL · 42-105-42178 · DISTRICT 7
Dead Man Canyon #1
Crockett County · Halff field · Producing · Vertical
Dead Man Canyon #1 (API 42-105-42178) is a well in Crockett County operated by Clark Oil CO., completed March 24, 2015 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 21, 2014, permitted to 2,600 ft.
It was permitted by Blackbeard Operating, LLC and has since transferred to Clark Oil CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Queen, Canyon, Devonian, Ellenburger.
Its lease has reported 14.6K barrels of oil since March 2015, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Blackbeard Operating, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · (432) 290-4220
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Clark Oil Co. |
| Production reports | Clark Oil Co.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Blackbeard Operating, LLCNov 21, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 21, 2014
- last permit issued
- Mar 24, 2015
- completed
- 14.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2015 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 24, 2015
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dead Man Canyon O-9-18954 | Halff | Clark Oil Co. | 1 | 14.6K | 0 | Mar 2015 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,428 · prior 12 1,148(+24%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Blackbeard Operating, LLCMar 2015 → Mar 2017
- 2Clark Oil Co.Apr 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800660-99 | Drill | Blackbeard Operating, LLC | Nov 20, 2014 | Nov 21, 2014 | Feb 1, 2015 | 2,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-18954 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,729 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen | 1,980 | 749 |
| Canyon | — | — |
| Devonian | — | — |
| Ellenburger | — | — |
| Leonard | — | — |
| San Andres | — | — |
| Strawn | — | — |
| Wolfcamp | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,986 | 2,043 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 885 | 12.25 | 425 S |
| 5.5 | 2,060 | 7.875 | 400 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 | Jul 8, 2015 | May 18, 2015 | Yes |
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 42-105-42178 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-105-42178 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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