WELL · 42-163-32313 · DISTRICT 1
Berry Joe et AL #6
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Berry Joe ET AL #6 (API 42-163-32313) is a plugged well in Frio County, plugged June 14, 1993, last operated by Exxcel Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 2, 1984, permitted to 7,000 ft.
It was permitted by G & M Operating Corp. and has since transferred to Exxcel Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Olmos, Anachaco, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 418 barrels of oil and 18 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2003. The lease carries 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by G & M Operating Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Exxcel Operating Company |
| Production reports | Gouger Oil Co.through Jun 1994 |
| Latest permit | G & M Operating Corp.May 2, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 2, 1984
- last permit issued
- May 29, 1984
- completed
- 418
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 18
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 29, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 14, 1993
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; they carry 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berry, Joe et AL O-1-4828 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Exxcel Operating Company | 7 | 418 | 18 | 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.
- 1Gouger Oil Co.Jan 1993 → Jun 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 237416-99 | Drill | G & M Operating Corp. | Apr 26, 1984 | May 2, 1984 | Apr 30, 1984 | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-4828 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 512 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Olmos | 4,760 | -4,248 |
| Anachaco | 6,050 | -5,538 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,318 | -5,806 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,331 | 6,747 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 435 | 12.25 | 280 sx |
| 4.5 | 6,808 | 7.875 | 1,070 sx |
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 | Sep 14, 1984 | Aug 7, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Sep 13, 1984 | Aug 7, 1984 | — |
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 42-163-32313 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-32313 → 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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