WELL · 42-175-30992 · DISTRICT 2
Pettus J.E. #1
Goliad County · Cabeza Creek (Yegua) field · Vertical
Pettus J.E. #1 (API 42-175-30992) is a plugged well in Goliad County, plugged January 22, 2003, last operated by Conoco Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1977 and 1986, permitted to 5,500 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Pettus, Yegua, Weser, Cook Mountain.
Its 2 leases have reported 34 barrels of oil and 3 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2003. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 6, 2002 · 4,644 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Conoco Inc. |
| Production reports | Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc.through Jun 1994 |
| Latest permit | Conoco Inc.Jan 3, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 3, 1986
- last permit issued
- Dec 12, 1977
- completed
- 34
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 12, 1977
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 22, 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pettus, J.E. O-2-7961 | Cabeza Creek (Pettus) | Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc. | 1 | 34 | 3 | Apr 1994 – Aug 2003 |
| Pettus, J. E. G-2-120260 | Cabeza Creek (Pettus) | Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Sep 1994 |
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.
- 1Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc.Apr 1994 → Jun 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 294580-99 | Recompletion | Conoco Inc. | Feb 7, 1986 | Jan 3, 1986 | — | 5,212 |
| 5691-99 | Drill | Continental Oil Company | Dec 22, 1977 | Dec 22, 1977 | Aug 20, 1977 | 5,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-120260 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-7961 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 313 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pettus | 4,383 | -4,070 |
| Yegua | 4,575 | -4,262 |
| Weser | 5,030 | -4,717 |
| Cook Mountain | 5,154 | -4,841 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,382 | 4,396 | Perforated |
| — | 4,599 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 501 | 12.25 | 355 S |
| 5.5 | 5,212 | 7.875 | 1,532 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 | Jun 22, 1994 | May 2, 1994 | — |
| 00 | May 13, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 21, 1986 | Feb 7, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 15, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 20, 1977 | — |
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 42-175-30992 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-175-30992 → 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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