WELL · 42-165-33605 · DISTRICT 8
Armstrong #1
Gaines County · Means N. (Queen Sand) field · Producing · Vertical
Armstrong #1 (API 42-165-33605) is a well in Gaines County operated by Parallel Petroleum LLC, completed June 5, 2006 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 23, 1987, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Caprock Oil & Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to Parallel Petroleum LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Yates, Seven Rivers, Queen, Grayburg.
Its lease has reported 77.6K barrels of oil and 79.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Caprock Oil & Gas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 254 permits on file · (432) 238-9780
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Parallel Petroleum LLC |
| Production reports | Parallel Petroleum LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Caprock Oil & Gas, Inc.Mar 23, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 23, 1987
- last permit issued
- Jun 5, 2006
- completed
- 77.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 79.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 5, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong O-10-31403 | Means, N. (Queen Sand) | Parallel Petroleum LLC | 1 | 77.6K | 79.7K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 692 · prior 12 726(-5%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Caprock Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 2004
- 2Parallel Petroleum CorporationOct 2004 → Jan 2010
- 3Parallel Petroleum LLCFeb 2010 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 327023-99 | Drill | Caprock Oil & Gas, Inc. | Feb 24, 1987 | Mar 23, 1987 | — | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-31403 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,226 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,900 | 326 |
| Seven Rivers | 3,080 | 146 |
| Queen | 4,140 | -914 |
| Grayburg | 4,190 | -964 |
| San Andres | 4,586 | -1,360 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,142 | 4,170 | Perforated |
| 4,178 | 4,199 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,719 | 12.25 | 830 S |
| 5.5 | 4,807 | 7.875 | 1,025 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 25, 2007 | Jan 8, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Oct 5, 1987 | Sep 23, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 29, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-165-33605 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-33605 → 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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