WELL · 42-121-30499 · DISTRICT 5
Gibbs A #1
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Gibbs A #1 (API 42-121-30499) is a plugged well in Denton County, plugged July 3, 2012, last operated by J-W Operating CO..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1985 and 2012, permitted to 9,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Conglomerate, Barnett, Ellenburger.
Operator of record
Addison, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 350 permits on file · (903) 312-9595
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | J-W Operating Co. |
| Production reports | J-W Operating Co.through May 2012 |
| Latest permit | J-W Operating Co.Feb 3, 2012 |
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Feb 3, 2012
- last permit issued
- Jan 20, 1986
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 322K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 20, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 3, 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibbs Unit G-5-268358 | Newark, East (Atoka 1) | J-W Operating Co. | 1 | 0 | 1.78K | Feb 2012 – Jul 2012 |
| Gibbs "A" G-13-132049 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | J-W Operating Co. | 1 | 0 | 315K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2012 |
| Gibbs G-13-132125 | M & V (Conglomerate) | J-W Operating Co. | 1 | 0 | 5.02K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2012 |
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.
- 1Vicars Oil & Gas CorporationApr 1998 → Feb 2000
- 2Enre Corp.Mar 2000 → Jan 2001
- 3Enre, L.P.Feb 2001 → Feb 2004
- 4J-W Operating Co.Mar 2004 → May 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 731897-99 | Recompletion | J-W Operating Co. | Jan 18, 2012 | Feb 3, 2012 | Feb 23, 2012 | 8,750 |
| 293558-98 | Drill | Sunray Operating Company | Sep 28, 1989 | Dec 23, 1985 | — | 8,750 |
| 293558-99 | Drill | Kasle Energy Inc. | Dec 23, 1985 | Dec 23, 1985 | Dec 27, 1985 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-268358 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-13-132049 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-13-132125 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 659 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Conglomerate | 5,100 | -4,441 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 7,668 | -7,009 |
| Ellenburger | 8,390 | -7,731 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,586 | 4,597 | Perforated |
| 5,100 | 5,120 | Perforated |
| 5,738 | 5,742 | Perforated |
| 7,670 | 7,684 | Perforated |
| 7,772 | 7,764 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,220 | 11 | 375 S |
| 4.5 | 8,741 | 7.875 | 475 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 | Jun 24, 2013 | Mar 13, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Jan 29, 1990 | Sep 29, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 29, 1990 | Sep 14, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 16, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 30, 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 42-121-30499 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-30499 → 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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