WELL · 42-161-30171 · DISTRICT 5
J.B. Ward #1
Freestone County · Reed N. (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
J.B. Ward #1 (API 42-161-30171) is a well in Freestone County operated by Miller Energy Inc., completed November 23, 1977.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 24, 1985, permitted to 12,300 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Glen Rose, Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 5, 2016
- Permits on file
- 97
- Phone
- (713) 953-0191
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Miller Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Miller Energy, Inc.Apr 24, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 24, 1985
- last permit issued
- Nov 23, 1977
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 883K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 23, 1977
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward, J. B. G-5-117579 | Teague (CV-Bossier Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 883K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 16,779 · prior 12 10,554(+59%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Miller Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 2004
- 2XTO Energy Inc.Nov 2004 → Dec 2023
- 3Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 273320-99 | Recompletion | Miller Energy, Inc. | Feb 19, 1985 | Apr 24, 1985 | — | 12,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-117579 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 400 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Glen Rose | 6,050 | -5,650 |
| Rodessa | 7,233 | -6,833 |
| Pettit | 7,806 | -7,406 |
| Travis Peak | 7,993 | -7,593 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 10,938 | -10,538 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 11,851 | -11,451 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,868 | 11,282 | Perforated |
| 11,898 | 11,908 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 79 | — | — |
| 13.375 | 790 | 17.5 | 130 S |
| 9.625 | 4,685 | 12.25 | 1,354 S |
| 9.625 | 4,685 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 12,157 | 8.75 | 1,800 S |
| 5.5 | 12,157 | — | — |
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 | Aug 22, 1985 | Aug 2, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Aug 18, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 30, 1978 | — |
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 42-161-30171 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-30171 → 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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