WELL · 42-121-33022 · DISTRICT 9
Goldston #1
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · NO Production · Vertical
Goldston #1 (API 42-121-33022) is a well in Denton County operated by Excel Oil & Gas Inc., completed July 15, 2013 and listed as no production on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 5, 2007, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Ropa Exploration Corp. and has since transferred to Excel Oil & Gas Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Viola.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ropa Exploration Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Waxahachie, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 56 permits on file · (972) 351-4066
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Excel Oil & Gas Inc. |
| Production reports | Excel Oil & Gas, Inc.through Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Saddle Creek Energy DevelopmentFeb 5, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 5, 2007
- last permit issued
- Jul 15, 2013
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 34.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2007 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 15, 2013
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldston G-13-236441 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Excel Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 34.5K | Jan 2007 – Jul 2026 |
| Goldston O-13-32743 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Excel Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 2013 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 848 · prior 12 746(+14%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ropa Exploration Corp.Apr 2008 → Nov 2009
- 2Excel Oil & Gas, Inc.Aug 2012 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 630477-98 | Drill | Ropa Exploration Corp. | Jan 24, 2008 | Feb 5, 2007 | Dec 20, 2006 | 9,000 |
| 630477-99 | Drill | Saddle Creek Energy Development | Dec 13, 2006 | Feb 5, 2007 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-236441 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-32743 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 865 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 7,026 | -6,161 |
| Marble Falls | 7,568 | -6,703 |
| Viola | 9,106 | -8,241 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,368 | 7,670 | Perforated |
| 8,744 | 8,758 | Perforated |
| 8,860 | 8,888 | Perforated |
| 8,976 | 9,078 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,004 | 12.25 | 400 S |
| 5.5 | 9,141 | 7.875 | 425 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 | Nov 5, 2014 | Oct 15, 2013 | — |
| 00 | May 21, 2009 | Jan 20, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Jul 15, 2008 | Mar 28, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 9, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-121-33022 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-33022 → 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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