WELL · 42-175-32966 · DISTRICT 2
Boyce #1
Goliad County · Boyce North (Yegua) field · Producing · Vertical
Boyce #1 (API 42-175-32966) is a well in Goliad County operated by Estate Of James L. Nelson, completed February 28, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 31, 1997, permitted to 5,600 ft.
It was permitted by Dominion Minerals Corporation and has since transferred to Estate Of James L. Nelson on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Vicksburg, Pettus, Yegua.
Its lease has reported 66K barrels of oil and 23.5K mcf of gas since February 1997, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Dominion Minerals Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Pettus, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · (361) 649-9750
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Estate of James L. Nelson |
| Production reports | Estate of James L. Nelsonthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Dominion Minerals CorporationJan 31, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 31, 1997
- last permit issued
- Feb 28, 1997
- completed
- 66K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 23.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 28, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyce O-2-8245 | Boyce, North (Yegua) | Estate of James L. Nelson | 1 | 66K | 23.5K | Feb 1997 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,113 · prior 12 974(+14%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Dominion Minerals CorporationMar 1997 → Aug 2001
- 2Nelson, James L.Sep 2001 → Apr 2021
- 3Estate of James L. NelsonMay 2021 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 458098-98 | Drill | Dominion Minerals Corporation | Mar 18, 1997 | Jan 31, 1997 | — | 5,600 |
| 458098-99 | Drill | Dominion Minerals Corporation | Jan 31, 1997 | Jan 31, 1997 | Feb 1, 1997 | 5,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-8245 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 234 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 1,450 | -1,216 |
| Vicksburg | 3,067 | -2,833 |
| Pettus | 4,164 | -3,930 |
| Yegua | 4,418 | -4,184 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,418 | 4,424 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 579 | 12.25 | 225 S |
| 4.5 | 5,039 | 7.875 | 701 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 | Apr 29, 1997 | Mar 18, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 14, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-175-32966 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-175-32966 → 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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