WELL · 42-131-37751 · DISTRICT 4
Oryx #1
Duval County · Government Wells N. (11500) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Oryx #1 (API 42-131-37751) is a well in Duval County operated by Columbus Energy LLC, completed March 11, 1994 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 10, 1993, permitted to 12,500 ft.
It was permitted by Suemaur Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Columbus Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Suemaur Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 51 permits on file · (956) 722-5238
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Columbus Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Columbus Energy, LLCthrough Oct 2019 |
| Latest permit | Suemaur Exploration, Inc.Aug 10, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 10, 1993
- last permit issued
- Mar 11, 1994
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.62M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 11, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oryx G-4-147843 | Government Wells, N. (11500) | Columbus Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 2.62M | Jan 1994 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Suemaur Exploration, Inc.Feb 1994 → Jul 1995
- 2Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas CorpAug 1995 → Nov 2001
- 3Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, IncDec 2001 → Nov 2005
- 4IpactDec 2005 → Mar 2006
- 5Daystar Operating Company, LLCApr 2006 → Jul 2007
- 6Bluestone Natural Resources, LLCAug 2007 → Jun 2011
- 7Columbus Energy, LLCJul 2011 → Oct 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 414666-99 | Drill | Suemaur Exploration, Inc. | Aug 6, 1993 | Aug 10, 1993 | Aug 24, 1993 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-147843 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 477 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 5,450 | -4,973 |
| WilcoxTOP WILCOX | 7,540 | -7,063 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,278 | 11,284 | Perforated |
| 11,286 | 11,291 | Perforated |
| 11,289 | 11,284 | Perforated |
| 11,295 | 11,312 | Perforated |
| 11,422 | 11,446 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,416 | 17.5 | 1,420 S |
| 9.625 | 8,750 | 12.25 | 1,170 S |
| 5.5 | 11,892 | 8.5 | 160 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 6, 2001 | Feb 16, 2001 | — |
| 00 | May 19, 1994 | Mar 24, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Mar 22, 1994 | Jan 26, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 2, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-131-37751 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-37751 → 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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