WELL · 42-163-32159 · DISTRICT 1
Avant James R. #1
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Avant James R. #1 (API 42-163-32159) is a plugged well in Frio County, plugged September 5, 1998, last operated by May Investments Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 17, 1982, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by Gzg Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to May Investments Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 22.6K barrels of oil and 66 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2003.
Operator of record
Permitted by GZG Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
New Boston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 5, 1998
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | May Investments Inc. |
| Production reports | May Investments, Inc.through Jun 1998 |
| Latest permit | GZG Energy, Inc.Mar 17, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 17, 1982
- last permit issued
- Mar 29, 1982
- completed
- 22.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 66
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 29, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 5, 1998
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avant, James R. O-1-7931 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | May Investments, Inc. | 1 | 22.6K | 66 | 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.
- 1May Investments, Inc.Jan 1993 → May 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 153758-99 | Drill | GZG Energy, Inc. | Mar 17, 1982 | Mar 17, 1982 | — | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-7931 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| — | 6,975 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 280 | 13.5 | 300 S |
| 2.875 | 6,460 | — | — |
| 7 | 6,600 | 9.875 | 1,900 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 14, 1982 | — |
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 42-163-32159 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-32159 → 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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