WELL · 42-167-30958 · DISTRICT 3
Shelor J.W. #9B
Galveston County · Dickinson field · Vertical
Shelor J.W. #9B (API 42-167-30958) is a plugged well in Galveston County, plugged May 19, 2003, last operated by Orion Oil And Gas Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 1984, permitted to 8,600 ft.
It was permitted by Union Oil Company Of California and has since transferred to Orion Oil And Gas Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Frio, Way Sand, Roberts Sand, Humble Sand.
Its lease has reported 2.58K barrels of oil and 5 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Union Oil Company of California; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 6, 2004 · 3 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Orion Oil and Gas Corporation |
| Production reports | Orion Oil and Gas Corporationthrough Sep 1998 |
| Latest permit | Union Oil Company of CaliforniaMar 14, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 14, 1984
- last permit issued
- Feb 1, 1984
- completed
- 2.58K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 1, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 19, 2003
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelor, J.W. O-3-17910 | Dickinson | Orion Oil and Gas Corporation | 1 | 2.58K | 5 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Petro Vest, Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1993
- 2Rock Aircrew Management, Inc.Oct 1993 → Apr 1994
- 3Orion Oil and Gas CorporationMay 1994 → Sep 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 232574-99 | Recompletion | Union Oil Company of California | Mar 14, 1984 | Mar 14, 1984 | — | 8,536 |
| 212033-99 | Drill | Union Oil Company of California | Sep 13, 1983 | Sep 13, 1983 | — | 8,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-17910 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 8 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| FrioTOP FRIO SAND | 7,767 | -7,759 |
| Way Sand | 7,951 | -7,943 |
| Roberts Sand | 8,056 | -8,048 |
| Humble Sand | 8,311 | -8,303 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,996 | 8,005 | Perforated |
| — | 8,005 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,131 | 12.25 | 521 S |
| 5.5 | 8,886 | 8.75 | 1,000 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 | Sep 21, 1984 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 11, 1984 | Mar 5, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Apr 20, 1984 | Mar 5, 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 42-167-30958 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-167-30958 → 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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