WELL · 42-165-31718 · DISTRICT 8
Royalty #1
Gaines County · Seminole W. (Leonard) field · Vertical
Royalty #1 (API 42-165-31718) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged May 12, 1996, last operated by Elk Energy Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1987, permitted to 11,500 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Woodford, Devonian.
Its lease has reported 248 barrels of oil and 7 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in November 1996.
Operator of record
Denver, CO · P-5 Y, filed May 7, 1994 · 11 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Elk Energy Corporation |
| Production reports | American Exploration Companythrough Jul 1993 |
| Latest permit | Elk Energy CorporationNov 12, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 12, 1987
- last permit issued
- May 4, 1980
- completed
- 248
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 4, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 12, 1996
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty O-11-66233 | Seminole, W. (Devonian) | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | 1 | 248 | 7 | Jan 1993 – Nov 1996 |
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.
- 1American Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Jun 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 338673-99 | Recompletion | Elk Energy Corporation | Nov 12, 1987 | Nov 12, 1987 | — | 11,500 |
| 67408-99 | Drill | Laguna Petroleum Co. | Dec 20, 1979 | Dec 20, 1979 | Jan 2, 1980 | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-66233 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,480 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,720 | 8,734 | Perforated |
| 10,934 | 10,954 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 302 | 17.5 | 450 S |
| 8.625 | 5,050 | 11 | 2,000 S |
| 2.375 | 7,826 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,165 | 7.875 | — |
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 | Aug 29, 1988 | Jun 14, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 23, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 19, 1980 | — |
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 42-165-31718 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-31718 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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