WELL · 42-163-30845 · DISTRICT 1
Berry-Lehman A #1
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Berry-Lehman A #1 (API 42-163-30845) is a plugged well in Frio County, plugged August 11, 1997, last operated by Vac-U-Lift Production CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 30, 1988, permitted to 6,882 ft.
It was permitted by Yahola Operating CO. and has since transferred to Vac-U-Lift Production CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Olmos, San Miguel, Austin Chalk.
Its 2 leases have reported 3.07K barrels of oil and 9 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Vac-U-Lift Production Co. Inc.
Permitted by Yahola Operating Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Lake Forest, CA · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vac-U-Lift Production Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Vac-U-Lift Production Co.,inc.through Jul 1997 |
| Latest permit | Yahola Operating Co.Sep 30, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,882
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 30, 1988
- last permit issued
- Feb 19, 1989
- completed
- 3.07K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 19, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 11, 1997
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berry-Lehman "A" O-1-12208 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Vac-U-Lift Production Co.,inc. | 3 | 3.07K | 9 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Berry-Lehman O-1-12918 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | V.A.C. Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2003 |
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.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 1993
- 2Viola Prod., Inc.Mar 1995 → Mar 1995
- 3Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc.Jan 1996 → May 1996
- 4Vac-U-Lift Production Co.,inc.Oct 1996 → Jul 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351460-99 | Reenter | Yahola Operating Co. | Sep 21, 1988 | Sep 30, 1988 | — | 6,882 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12208 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-12918 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 456 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Olmos | 4,700 | -4,244 |
| San Miguel | 5,242 | -4,786 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,250 | -5,794 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,286 | 6,480 | Perforated |
| 6,330 | 6,660 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 290 | 12.25 | 210 S |
| 5.5 | 6,866 | 7.875 | 730 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 | Apr 11, 1989 | Mar 16, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Mar 30, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 15, 1977 | — |
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 42-163-30845 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-30845 → 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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