WELL · 42-127-32734 · DISTRICT 1
Shepard Unit #1
Dimmit County · Ed Stumberg (Olmos A) field · Vertical
Shepard Unit #1 (API 42-127-32734) is a plugged well in Dimmit County, plugged March 26, 2013, last operated by Botasch Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 3, 1985, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Newman Brothers Drilling Company and has since transferred to Botasch Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Carrizo, Escondido, Olmos.
Operator of record
Permitted by Newman Brothers Drilling Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dilley, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 4 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Botasch Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Botasch Operating, LLCthrough Jul 2010 |
| Latest permit | Newman Brothers Drilling CompanyDec 3, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 3, 1985
- last permit issued
- Jan 13, 1986
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 140K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 13, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 26, 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shepard Unit G-1-120253 | Ed Stumberg (Olmos A) | Botasch Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 140K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2013 |
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.
- 1American Cometra, Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1993
- 2Swift Energy CompanyApr 1993 → May 1994
- 3Heartland Resources, Inc.Jun 1994 → Feb 1999
- 4Botasch OperatingMar 1999 → Jan 2005
- 5Botasch Operating, LLCFeb 2005 → Jul 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291613-99 | Drill | Newman Brothers Drilling Company | Dec 3, 1985 | Dec 3, 1985 | — | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-120253 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 537 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,506 | 4,533 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 532 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 4.5 | 4,800 | 7.875 | 1,015 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 9, 1986 | Feb 20, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 14, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-127-32734 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-127-32734 → 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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