WELL · 42-165-34533 · DISTRICT 8
Bishop Schmitt #1
Gaines County · Bale North (Wichita-Albany) field · Vertical
Bishop Schmitt #1 (API 42-165-34533) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged July 24, 2020, last operated by V-F Petroleum Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 25, 1992, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Dantex Oil & Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to V-F Petroleum Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wichita-Albany.
Its lease has reported 98.2K barrels of oil and 27.6K mcf of gas since September 1993, last reporting in May 2021.
Operator of record
Permitted by Dantex Oil & Gas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 173 permits on file · (432) 557-2688
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | V-F Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | V-F Petroleum Inc.through Apr 2020 |
| Latest permit | Dantex Oil & Gas, Inc.Nov 25, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 25, 1992
- last permit issued
- Sep 25, 1993
- completed
- 98.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 27.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1993 THROUGH May 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 25, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 24, 2020
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Schmitt O-11-67153 | Bale, North (Wichita-Albany) | V-F Petroleum Inc. | 1 | 98.2K | 27.6K | Sep 1993 – May 2021 |
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.
- 1Dantex Oil & Gas, Inc.Sep 1993 → Jul 1995
- 2Grand Gulf Production, L.L.C.Aug 1995 → Nov 1997
- 3V-F Petroleum Inc.Dec 1997 → Apr 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 406280-98 | Drill | Dantex Oil & Gas, Inc. | Oct 14, 1993 | Nov 25, 1992 | Dec 8, 1992 | 9,000 |
| 406280-99 | Drill | American Exploration Company | Nov 18, 1992 | Nov 25, 1992 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-67153 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,515 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wichita-Albany | 8,354 | -4,839 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,354 | 8,384 | Perforated |
| 8,434 | 8,449 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 435 | 17.5 | 450 S |
| 8.625 | 4,217 | 11 | 1,425 S |
| 5.5 | 8,480 | 7.875 | 375 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 | Nov 18, 1993 | Oct 19, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 28, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-165-34533 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-34533 → 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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