WELL · 42-161-31171 · DISTRICT 5
West Lee Roy #1
Freestone County · Bear Grass (Travis Peak) field · Vertical
West Lee Roy #1 (API 42-161-31171) is a plugged well in Freestone County, plugged December 8, 1994, last operated by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1991 and 1994, permitted to 10,500 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including BMA, Rodessa, James Lime, Pettit.
Operator of record
Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler
Houston, TX · P-5 New, filed Jun 29, 1992 · 655 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler |
| Production reports | Sonat Exploration Company -Tylerthrough Dec 1994 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJan 7, 1994 |
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 7, 1994
- last permit issued
- Jun 9, 1992
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 37.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 9, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 8, 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West, Lee Roy G-5-141738 | Bear Grass (Travis Peak) | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | 1 | 0 | 24.7K | Jan 1993 – Mar 1995 |
| West, Lee Roy G-5-147943 | Bear Grass (Pettit) | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | 1 | 0 | 12.7K | Dec 1993 – Mar 1995 |
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.
- 1Grace Petroleum Corp.Jan 1993 → Jan 1993
- 2Sonat Exploration Company -TylerFeb 1993 → Dec 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 420004-99 | Recompletion | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Jan 7, 1994 | Jan 7, 1994 | Dec 13, 1993 | 10,060 |
| 394817-99 | Drill | Grace Petroleum Corp. | Dec 9, 1991 | Dec 9, 1991 | Feb 15, 1992 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-141738 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-147943 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 507 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BMA | 7,983 | -7,476 |
| Rodessa | 8,093 | -7,586 |
| James LimeJAMES | 8,573 | -8,066 |
| Pettit | 8,738 | -8,231 |
| Travis Peak | 9,106 | -8,599 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,760 | 8,764 | Perforated |
| 8,858 | 8,862 | Perforated |
| 8,933 | 8,940 | Perforated |
| 9,470 | 9,584 | Perforated |
| 9,639 | 9,766 | Perforated |
| 9,820 | 9,835 | Perforated |
| 9,993 | 10,010 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,018 | 12.25 | 850 S |
| 4.5 | 10,059 | 7.875 | 560 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 | Mar 14, 1994 | Jan 10, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 9, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 4, 1992 | Jul 8, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 31, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-161-31171 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-31171 → 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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