WELL · 42-131-38246 · DISTRICT 4
Akers #1
Duval County · Murphy (MH-4) field · Vertical
Akers #1 (API 42-131-38246) is a plugged well in Duval County, plugged October 21, 2005, last operated by Vastar Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1998 and 1999, permitted to 11,700 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox, Slick, Luling.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 30, 2001
- Permits on file
- 328
- Phone
- (281) 366-7061
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vastar Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | Vastar Resources, Inc.through Oct 2000 |
| Latest permit | Vastar Resources, Inc.Nov 12, 1999 |
- 11,700
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 12, 1999
- last permit issued
- May 29, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.14M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1998 THROUGH Oct 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 29, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 21, 2005
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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akers G-4-179568 | Murphy (Luling) | Taurus Minerals, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 2.82K | Sep 2000 – Oct 2005 |
| Akers G-4-168502 | Murphy (MH-3) | Vastar Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 853K | May 1998 – Sep 2000 |
| Akers G-4-171953 | Murphy (First Mackhank) | Vastar Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 180K | Dec 1998 – Sep 2000 |
| Akers G-4-168435 | Murphy (MH-4) | Vastar Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 102K | May 1998 – Dec 1998 |
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.
- 1Vastar Resources, Inc.May 1998 → Oct 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 489431-99 | Recompletion | Vastar Resources, Inc. | Nov 12, 1999 | Nov 12, 1999 | Aug 24, 2000 | 11,700 |
| 480990-99 | Recompletion | Vastar Resources, Inc. | Nov 19, 1998 | Nov 19, 1998 | Apr 12, 1998 | 11,700 |
| 475024-99 | Drill | Vastar Resources, Inc. | Apr 3, 1998 | Apr 3, 1998 | Apr 12, 1998 | 11,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-168435 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-168502 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-171953 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-179568 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 664 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen CityTOP QUEEN CITY | 5,820 | -5,156 |
| WilcoxTOP WILCOX | 8,280 | -7,616 |
| Slick | 8,470 | -7,806 |
| Luling | 8,720 | -8,056 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,727 | 8,731 | Perforated |
| 9,635 | 9,649 | Perforated |
| 10,170 | 10,180 | Perforated |
| 10,354 | 10,366 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,950 | 16 | 1,095 S |
| 9.625 | 9,500 | 12.25 | 1,000 S |
| 5.5 | 10,500 | 8.5 | 435 S |
| 5.5 | 10,500 | — | 435 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 | Jan 11, 2001 | Sep 19, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 22, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 18, 1999 | Jan 14, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Mar 3, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 14, 1998 | Jun 12, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 3, 1998 | Jun 12, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 29, 1998 | — | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 16, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-131-38246 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-38246 → 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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