WELL · 42-161-30471 · DISTRICT 5
Holmes A #1
Freestone County · Bear Grass (Cotton Valley Cons) field · Producing · Vertical
Holmes A #1 (API 42-161-30471) is a well in Freestone County operated by Valence Operating Company, completed December 11, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1978 and 1996, permitted to 14,966 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Kingwood, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 990
- Phone
- (281) 359-3659
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Valence Operating Company |
| Production reports | Valence Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Valence Operating CompanyAug 6, 1996 |
- 14,966
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 6, 1996
- last permit issued
- Dec 11, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.69M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 11, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes "A" G-5-147709 | Bear Grass (Cotton Valley SD) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 2.66M | Oct 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Holmes "A" G-5-161379 | Bear Grass (Travis Peak) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Dec 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| Holmes "A" G-5-83516 | Bear Grass (Cotton Valley Lime) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 26.7K | Jan 1993 – Mar 1997 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 11,097 · prior 12 11,735(-5%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Valence Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451081-99 | Recompletion | Valence Operating Company | Aug 2, 1996 | Aug 6, 1996 | Aug 26, 1996 | 12,450 |
| 417288-99 | Recompletion | Valence Operating Company | Oct 20, 1993 | Oct 22, 1993 | Sep 9, 1993 | 12,800 |
| 39650-99 | Drill | Texas Oil & Gas Corp. | Dec 28, 1978 | Dec 28, 1978 | Jan 18, 1979 | 15,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 1996 | Holmes A G-5-147709 | Bear Grass (Cotton Valley Cons) | Valence Operating Company | Producing | 14,966 |
| Dec 1, 1996 | Holmes A G-5-161379 | Bear Grass (Travis Peak) | Valence Operating Company | SWR-10-Well · shut in Oct 1, 2000 | 14,966 |
| May 26, 1979 | Holmes A G-5-83516 | Bear Grass (Cotton Valley Lime) | Valence Operating Company | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 470 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rodessa | 8,165 | -7,695 |
| Pettit | 8,685 | -8,215 |
| Travis Peak | 8,930 | -8,460 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY SD | 10,505 | -10,035 |
| Bossier | 12,755 | -12,285 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 13,755 | -13,285 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LM | 13,755 | -13,285 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,154 | 9,164 | Perforated |
| 9,378 | 9,398 | Perforated |
| 12,567 | 12,732 | Perforated |
| 13,867 | 13,918 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 80 | 17.5 | 8 S |
| 9.625 | 1,637 | 12.25 | 700 S |
| 7 | 12,900 | 8.75 | 1,700 S |
| 2.875 | 13,700 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 13,700 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 14,964 | 6 | 825 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 | Feb 20, 1997 | Jan 3, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Feb 18, 1997 | Jan 3, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 6, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 16, 1994 | Oct 25, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 27, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 30, 1979 | — |
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 42-161-30471 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-30471 → 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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