WELL · 42-167-31313 · DISTRICT 3
Evans W. E. #1
Galveston County · Alta Loma S. (Frio SD) field · Vertical
Evans W. E. #1 (API 42-167-31313) is a plugged well in Galveston County, plugged June 26, 2009, last operated by Shidler Mark L. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 7, 1998, permitted to 9,350 ft.
It was permitted by Samedan Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Shidler Mark L. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio.
Its lease has reported 70K barrels of oil and 90.4K mcf of gas since August 1998, last reporting in April 2015.
Operator of record
Permitted by Samedan Oil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 6 permits on file · (713) 252-7746
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shidler Mark L. Inc. |
| Production reports | Shidler, Mark L., Inc.through Dec 2005 |
| Latest permit | Samedan Oil CorporationJul 7, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,350
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 7, 1998
- last permit issued
- Aug 9, 1998
- completed
- 70K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 90.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1998 THROUGH Apr 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 9, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 26, 2009
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evans, W. E. O-3-23534 | Alta Loma, S. (Frio SD) | Shidler, Mark L., Inc. | 1 | 70K | 90.4K | Aug 1998 – Apr 2015 |
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.
- 1Samedan Oil CorporationAug 1998 → Dec 2002
- 2Noble Energy IncJan 2003 → Jun 2003
- 3Shidler, Mark L., Inc.Aug 2003 → Dec 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 477753-99 | Drill | Samedan Oil Corporation | Jul 7, 1998 | Jul 7, 1998 | Jul 14, 1998 | 9,350 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-23534 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 24 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASE OF MIOCENE | 6,822 | -6,798 |
| FrioFRIO STRAY | 9,189 | -9,165 |
| FrioTOP OF FRIO | 9,201 | -9,177 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,188 | 9,194 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,211 | 12.25 | 480 S |
| 5.5 | 9,380 | 8.75 | 280 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 | Aug 28, 1998 | Aug 20, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 24, 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 42-167-31313 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-167-31313 → 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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