TEXAS · WELLS · ECTOR COUNTY · PAUL "B" LEASE · API 42-135-04644 · DISTRICT 7B
Paul B #1
Ector County · Goldsmith field · Shut In · Vertical
Paul B #1 (API 42-135-04644) is a well in Ector County operated by Drake Oil & Gas LLC, completed August 19, 1977 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in October 1, 2018.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 28, 1977, permitted to 6,340 ft.
It was permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company and has since transferred to Drake Oil & Gas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 27.1K barrels of oil and 19.1K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Wichita Falls, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 8, 2026
- Phone
- (940) 228-5589
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Phillips Petroleum Company |
| Production reports | Drake Oil & Gas, LLCthrough Nov 2019 |
| Latest permit | Phillips Petroleum CompanyJul 28, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,340
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 28, 1977
- last permit issued
- Aug 19, 1977
- completed
- 27.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 19.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 19, 1977
- Shut in
- Oct 1, 2018
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul "B" O-10-24594 | Goldsmith | Drake Oil & Gas, LLC | 1 | 27.1K | 19.1K | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1Swanson, Tommy Oil Co.Jan 1993 → Sep 1999
- 2Swanson, Tommy Oil Co., Inc.Oct 1999 → May 2005
- 3Swanson, Tommy Oil Company, Inc.Jul 2005 → Apr 2012
- 4Drake Oil & Gas, LLCSep 2012 → Nov 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4182-99 | Recompletion | Phillips Petroleum Company | Jul 28, 1977 | Jul 28, 1977 | — | 4,290 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 1977 | Paul B O-10-24594 | Goldsmith | Drake Oil & Gas LLC | Shut In · shut in Oct 1, 2018 | 6,340 |
| — | Paul -B- O-10-12906 | Goldsmith (5600) | Phillips Petroleum Company | Not on Schedule | — |
| — | Paul -B- O-10-12849 | Goldsmith (Clear Fork) | Phillips Petroleum Company | Not on Schedule | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,190 | 4,210 | Perforated |
| — | 5,600 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,462 | 12.25 | 525 S |
| 7 | 6,340 | 8.75 | 630 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 12, 1984 | Sep 1, 1977 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-135-04644 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-04644 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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