WELL · 42-115-31885 · DISTRICT 8
Buckalew #1
Dawson County · Gin (Spraberry) field · Vertical
Buckalew #1 (API 42-115-31885) is a plugged well in Dawson County, plugged December 11, 2019, last operated by Jay Management Company LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 6, 1983, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Alta Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Jay Management Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, Spraberry, Upper Gin.
Its lease has reported 32.1K barrels of oil and 12.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 2020.
Operator of record
Permitted by Alta Energy Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 26 permits on file · (713) 417-6530
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Jay Management Company LLC |
| Production reports | Jay Management Company, LLCthrough Sep 2010 |
| Latest permit | Alta Energy CorporationOct 6, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 6, 1983
- last permit issued
- Jan 23, 1984
- completed
- 32.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 12.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 23, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 11, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckalew O-11-64656 | Gin (Spraberry) | Jay Management Company, LLC | 1 | 32.1K | 12.4K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2020 |
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.
- 1Alta Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Dec 1993
- 2Phoenix Hydrocarbons OperatingJan 1994 → Sep 2008
- 3Jay Management Company, LLCOct 2008 → Sep 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 216411-99 | Drill | Alta Energy Corporation | Oct 3, 1983 | Oct 6, 1983 | Dec 1, 1983 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-64656 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,959 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,730 | 229 |
| San Andres | 4,025 | -1,066 |
| Spraberry | 7,780 | -4,821 |
| Upper Gin | 8,040 | -5,081 |
| Lower Gin | 8,190 | -5,231 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,190 | 8,200 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 441 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 4,377 | 11 | 350 S |
| 4.5 | 8,300 | 7.875 | 790 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 | Feb 29, 1984 | Jan 30, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Feb 6, 1984 | Jan 30, 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 42-115-31885 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-115-31885 → 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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