WELL · 42-169-31119 · DISTRICT 8
Bush Elmo #1
Garza County · Post West (Strawn) field · Vertical
Bush Elmo #1 (API 42-169-31119) is a plugged well in Garza County, plugged May 13, 1991, last operated by Venture Equipment Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 2001, permitted to 9,800 ft.
It was permitted by Wheeler Operating Corporation and has since transferred to Venture Equipment Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Strawn.
Its 2 leases have reported 10.7K barrels of oil and 2.51K mcf of gas since December 2001, last reporting in December 2006.
Operator of record
Permitted by Wheeler Operating Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 8, 2012
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Venture Equipment Inc. |
| Production reports | Rocker a Operating Companythrough Jan 2006 |
| Latest permit | Wheeler Operating CorporationMar 30, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 30, 2001
- last permit issued
- Apr 16, 1984
- completed
- 10.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.51K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2001 THROUGH Dec 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 16, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 13, 1991
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bush, Elmo O-11-68387 | Post, West (Strawn) | Rocker a Operating Company | 1 | 10.7K | 2.51K | Dec 2001 – Dec 2006 |
| — O-11-62721 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Wheeler Operating CorporationDec 2001 → Jul 2002
- 2Rocker a Operating CompanyAug 2002 → Jan 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 507216-99 | Reenter | Wheeler Operating Corporation | Mar 30, 2001 | Mar 30, 2001 | Nov 1, 2001 | 9,800 |
| 64457-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Company | Nov 21, 1979 | Nov 21, 1979 | Dec 23, 1979 | 9,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-62721 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-68387 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,924 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| StrawnSTRAWN, TOP | 8,401 | -5,477 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,472 | 8,482 | Perforated |
| 8,622 | 8,640 | Perforated |
| 8,750 | 8,776 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 331 | 17.5 | 300 sx |
| 8.625 | 3,505 | 11 | 2,100 sx |
| 2.375 | 8,491 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,627 | 7.875 | 1,250 sx |
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 | Feb 6, 2002 | Jan 2, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 18, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 23, 1984 | Jul 11, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 11, 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 42-169-31119 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-169-31119 → 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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