WELL · 42-123-31596 · DISTRICT 2
Butler M.R. #1
DE Witt County · Cottonwood Creek South field · Vertical
Butler M.R. #1 (API 42-123-31596) is a plugged well in De Witt County, plugged April 13, 1997, last operated by A.J.& M. Oil Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1988 and 1990, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Wofford, C. J. and has since transferred to A.J.& M. Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Jackson, Yegua, Wilcox.
Its 2 leases have reported 2.77K barrels of oil and 34 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Wofford, C. J.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Flatonia, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 6 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | A.j.& M. Oil Company |
| Production reports | Trans-Pecos Resources, Inc.through Nov 1996 |
| Latest permit | Wofford, C. J.Jun 27, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 27, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jun 25, 1990
- completed
- 2.77K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 34
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 25, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 13, 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler, M.R. O-2-7598 | Cottonwood Creek, South | A.j.& M. Oil Company | 2 | 2.77K | 34 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — G-2-131327 | — | — | 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.
- 1Miner, R. C. Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1996
- 2Trans-Pecos Resources, Inc.Apr 1996 → Nov 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 374947-99 | Recompletion | Wofford, C. J. | Jun 27, 1990 | Jun 27, 1990 | — | 12,000 |
| 353766-99 | Drill | JWR Exploration, Inc. | Nov 30, 1988 | Dec 1, 1988 | — | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-131327 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-7598 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 246 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,640 | 7,642 | Perforated |
| 10,440 | 10,452 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,021 | 14.75 | 1,040 S |
| 7.625 | 10,402 | 9.875 | 1,025 S |
| 5 | 11,681 | 6.5 | 135 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 | Aug 30, 1990 | Jul 10, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 4, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 7, 1989 | Jun 7, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 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 42-123-31596 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-123-31596 → 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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