WELL · 42-131-38736 · DISTRICT 4
Salinas J #1
Duval County · Rosita W. (Pettus Massive) field · Vertical
Salinas J #1 (API 42-131-38736) is a plugged well in Duval County, plugged January 17, 2025, last operated by Dark Horse Producing Of TX L.P..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 22, 2004, permitted to 4,000 ft.
It was permitted by Whitesands Operating, L.L.C. and has since transferred to Dark Horse Producing Of TX L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 23.9K barrels of oil since January 2005, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Dark Horse Producing of TX L.P.
Permitted by Whitesands Operating, L.L.C.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Alice, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · (361) 815-0743
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Dark Horse Producing of TX L.P. |
| Production reports | Dark Horse Producing of TX, L.P.through Sep 2023 |
| Latest permit | Whitesands Operating, L.L.C.Oct 22, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 22, 2004
- last permit issued
- Jan 5, 2005
- completed
- 23.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 5, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 17, 2025
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salinas, J O-4-13278 | Rosita, W. (Pettus, Massive) | Dark Horse Producing of TX, L.P. | 2 | 23.9K | 0 | Jan 2005 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Whitesands Operating, L.L.C.Jan 2005 → Apr 2011
- 2Whitesands Resources, L.L.C.May 2011 → Feb 2017
- 3Dark Horse Producing of TX, L.P.Apr 2017 → Sep 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 550075-99 | Drill | Whitesands Operating, L.L.C. | Aug 24, 2004 | Oct 22, 2004 | Nov 5, 2004 | 4,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-13278 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,906 | 3,907 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 422 | 12.25 | 210 S |
| 4.5 | 4,000 | 7.875 | 260 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 | May 12, 2005 | Jan 20, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 7, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-131-38736 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-38736 → 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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