WELL · 42-165-34000 · DISTRICT 8
James #1
Gaines County · Vertical
James #1 (API 42-165-34000) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged September 24, 1988, last operated by Petroleum Technical Services CO..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1988 and 1997, permitted to 8,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, Tubb.
Its lease has reported 124K barrels of oil and 195K mcf of gas since February 1998, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Petroleum Technical Services Co.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 23, 2004
- Permits on file
- 198
- Phone
- (432) 684-6603
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Crescent Energy Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Petroleum Technical Services Co.Nov 7, 1997 |
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 7, 1997
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 124K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 195K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 24, 1988
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James O-11-67868 | Tex-Mex, SE. (Wichita Albany) | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 3 | 124K | 195K | Feb 1998 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,613 · prior 12 1,820(-11%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,064 · prior 12 3,291(-68%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Petroleum Technical Services Co.Feb 1998 → May 2001
- 2Maynard Oil Co.Jun 2001 → Apr 2004
- 3Forest Oil Permian CorporationMay 2004 → Dec 2009
- 4Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCJan 2010 → Jan 2013
- 5Sheridan Production Company, LLCFeb 2013 → Mar 2020
- 6FDL Operating, LLCApr 2020 → Nov 2021
- 7Contango Resources, Inc.Dec 2021 → Dec 2021
- 8Contango Resources, LLCJan 2022 → Oct 2025
- 9Crescent Energy Operating, LLCNov 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 469517-99 | Reenter | Petroleum Technical Services Co. | Oct 31, 1997 | Nov 7, 1997 | Nov 30, 1997 | 8,000 |
| 350404-99 | Drill | Petroleum Technical Services Co. | Aug 22, 1988 | Aug 24, 1988 | — | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-67868 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,440 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,822 | 618 |
| San Andres | 4,295 | -855 |
| Tubb | 6,612 | -3,172 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,945 | 7,014 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,675 | 12.25 | 825 S |
| 4.5 | 7,750 | 7.875 | 1,740 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 | Mar 16, 1998 | Feb 11, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 9, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-165-34000 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-34000 → 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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