WELL · 42-115-32499 · DISTRICT 8
Key (Spraberry) Unit #1
Dawson County · Key (Spraberry Upper) field · Vertical
Key (Spraberry) Unit #1 (API 42-115-32499) is a plugged well in Dawson County, plugged May 9, 2012, last operated by Great Western Drilling Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 18, 1988, permitted to 8,800 ft.
It was permitted by Iron Horse Production and has since transferred to Great Western Drilling Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Spraberry, Jo Mill.
Its 2 leases have reported 50.5K barrels of oil and 133 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2015. The leases carry 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Great Western Drilling Company
Permitted by Iron Horse Production; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 7, 2025 · 408 permits on file · (432) 664-6944
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Great Western Drilling Company |
| Production reports | Great Western Drilling Companythrough Apr 2012 |
| Latest permit | Iron Horse ProductionAug 18, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 18, 1988
- last permit issued
- Nov 27, 1988
- completed
- 50.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 133
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 27, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 9, 2012
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key (Spraberry) Unit O-11-66772 | Key (Spraberry, Upper) | Great Western Drilling Company | 9 | 50.5K | 133 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2015 |
| — O-11-66312 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Great Western Drilling CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 350242-98 | Drill | Iron Horse Production | Sep 27, 1988 | Aug 18, 1988 | — | 8,800 |
| 350242-99 | Drill | Penwell Energy, Inc. | Aug 17, 1988 | Aug 18, 1988 | — | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-66312 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-66772 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,936 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,966 | 6,982 | Perforated |
| 7,504 | 7,512 | Perforated |
| 7,800 | 7,815 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 322 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 3,925 | 11 | 765 S |
| 4.5 | 8,196 | 6.75 | 500 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 | Apr 1, 2002 | Feb 15, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Mar 13, 1989 | Feb 2, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 2, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-115-32499 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-115-32499 → 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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