WELL · 42-159-30379 · DISTRICT 6
Banks R. J. #1
Franklin County · Mt. Vernon (Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Banks R. J. #1 (API 42-159-30379) is a plugged well in Franklin County, plugged December 12, 1994, last operated by Western Casing Pullers.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 18, 1985, permitted to 7,400 ft.
It was permitted by Sklar & Phillips Oil CO. and has since transferred to Western Casing Pullers on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sklar & Phillips Oil Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Weatherford, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 22, 2001
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Western Casing Pullers |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Sklar & Phillips Oil Co.Jan 18, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 18, 1985
- last permit issued
- Apr 1, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 1, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 12, 1994
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banks, R. J. O-6-11687 | Mt. Vernon (Travis Peak) | Western Casing Pullers | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 1995 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 264681-99 | Drill | Sklar & Phillips Oil Co. | Apr 15, 1985 | Jan 18, 1985 | Feb 4, 1985 | 7,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-11687 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 488 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rodessa | 6,673 | -6,185 |
| PettitPETTET | 6,967 | -6,479 |
| Travis Peak | 7,115 | -6,627 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,132 | 7,138 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 325 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 4.5 | 7,400 | 7.875 | 500 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 7, 1985 | Apr 12, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | May 4, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-159-30379 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-159-30379 → 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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