TEXAS · WELLS · DUVAL COUNTY · DCR 81 LEASE · API 42-131-37905 · DISTRICT 04
DCR 81 #18
Duval County · Ruthie H. (Wilcox) field · Vertical
Dcr 81 #18 (API 42-131-37905) is a plugged well in Duval County, plugged October 18, 2014, last operated by Devon Energy Production CO L.P..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 7, 1994, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration CO. - Houston and has since transferred to Devon Energy Production CO L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Mirando, Yegua, Wilcox.
Operator of record
Devon Energy Production Co L.P.
Permitted by Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Oklahoma City, OK
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 18, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,266
- Phone
- (405) 235-3611
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Devon Energy Production Co L.P. |
| Production reports | Sonat Exploration Co. - Houstonthrough Oct 1996 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Co. - HoustonFeb 7, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 7, 1994
- last permit issued
- Jun 14, 1994
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 450K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1994 THROUGH Oct 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 14, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 18, 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCR 81 G-4-150048 | Ruthie H. (Wilcox) | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 450K | Jun 1994 – Oct 2014 |
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.
- 1Sonat Exploration Co. - HoustonJun 1994 → Oct 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 420901-98 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston | Mar 8, 1994 | Feb 7, 1994 | Apr 2, 1994 | 8,000 |
| 420901-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston | Feb 7, 1994 | Feb 7, 1994 | — | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 1994 | DCR 81 G-4-150048 | Ruthie H. (Wilcox) | Devon Energy Production Co L.P. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 498 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,004 | 7,018 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 448 | 12.25 | 310 S |
| 5.5 | 7,235 | 7.625 | 235 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 5, 1994 | Jul 6, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 14, 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 42-131-37905 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-37905 → 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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