WELL · 42-167-31261 · DISTRICT 3
Pabst-Wilkens #1
Galveston County · Pabst (9200) field · Vertical
Pabst-Wilkens #1 (API 42-167-31261) is a plugged well in Galveston County, plugged February 28, 2020, last operated by Home Petroleum Corp..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1995 and 1996, permitted to 9,570 ft.
It was permitted by Daniels Corporation, The and has since transferred to Home Petroleum Corp. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio.
Its 2 leases have reported 220K barrels of oil and 162K mcf of gas since October 1995, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Daniels Corporation, The; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Victoria, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 1 permits on file · (361) 920-0157
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Home Petroleum Corp. |
| Production reports | Home Petroleum Corp.through Oct 2019 |
| Latest permit | Daniels Corporation, TheJan 10, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,570
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jan 10, 1996
- last permit issued
- Oct 17, 1995
- completed
- 220K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 162K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 17, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 28, 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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pabst-Wilkens O-3-22869 | Pabst (9200) | Home Petroleum Corp. | 2 | 220K | 162K | Oct 1995 – Jul 2026 |
| Pabst-Wilkins O-3-22825 | Alta Loma, S. (Frio SD) | Daniels Corporation, The | 1 | 0 | 0 | Oct 1995 – Jan 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.
- 1Daniels Corporation, TheOct 1995 → Jan 1999
- 2Owl Creek Production Co., Inc.Apr 1999 → Jan 2004
- 3XTO Energy Inc.Feb 2004 → Jan 2009
- 4Nordstrand Engineering, Inc.Mar 2009 → Jan 2013
- 5Home Petroleum Corp.Nov 2014 → Oct 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 443555-99 | Field transfer | Daniels Corporation, The | Jan 9, 1996 | Jan 10, 1996 | Sep 18, 1995 | 9,570 |
| 438388-98 | Drill | Daniels Corporation, The | Nov 2, 1995 | Jul 31, 1995 | — | 9,500 |
| 438388-99 | Drill | Weber Energy Corporation | Jul 31, 1995 | Jul 31, 1995 | Sep 18, 1995 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-22825 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-22869 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 40 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASE OF MIOCENE | 6,860 | -6,820 |
| Frio | 9,175 | -9,135 |
| FrioTOP OF FRIO | 9,175 | -9,135 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,204 | 9,210 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,212 | 12.25 | 325 S |
| 5.5 | 9,570 | 8.75 | 420 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 | Jan 31, 1996 | Dec 14, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 22, 1996 | Nov 14, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 4, 1996 | Nov 14, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 4, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-167-31261 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-167-31261 → 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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