WELL · 42-139-30438 · DISTRICT 5
Owen James E. #1WS
Ellis County · Corsicana (Shallow) field · Vertical
Owen James E. #1WS (API 42-139-30438) is a well in Ellis County operated by Thompson-Carlile Ventures, completed May 12, 1986.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 14, 1986, permitted to 2,500 ft.
It was permitted by Extor Corporation and has since transferred to Thompson-Carlile Ventures on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Wolfcity, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Woodbine.
Its 2 leases have reported 21K barrels of oil and 200 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 77 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Extor Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Round Rock, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 6, 2011
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Thompson-Carlile Ventures |
| Production reports | Means Oil Company, LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Extor CorporationJan 14, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 14, 1986
- last permit issued
- May 12, 1986
- completed
- 21K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 200
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 12, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 77 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen, James E. O-5-1378 | Corsicana (Shallow) | Thompson-Carlile Ventures | 49 | 16.3K | 86 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Owen, James E. O-5-3878 | Corsicana (Shallow) | Means Oil Company, LLC | 28 | 4.69K | 114 | Sep 2008 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4 · prior 12 5(-20%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4 · prior 12 5(-20%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Seismic Leasing ServiceJan 1993 → Aug 2000
- 2Thompson-Carlile VenturesSep 2000 → May 2003
- 3Billingsley, RickeyNov 2008 → Aug 2010
- 4Triton Energy LLCSep 2010 → Sep 2014
- 5Means Oil Company, LLCOct 2014 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 295632-99 | Drill | Extor Corporation | Jan 13, 1986 | Jan 14, 1986 | — | 2,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-5-1378 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-5-3878 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 410 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wolfcity | 580 | -170 |
| Austin Chalk | 1,132 | -722 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 1,568 | -1,158 |
| Woodbine | 1,940 | -1,530 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,241 | 2,251 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 163 | 11 | 60 S |
| 5.5 | 2,395 | 7.875 | 110 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 | Oct 2, 2008 | Oct 2, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 10, 1986 | Oct 2, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 1, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-139-30438 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-139-30438 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- Oct 1995
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000057879 | H-1 Injection | Not activated | 25 | 300 | 600–650 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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