WELL · 42-177-31494 · DISTRICT 1
Eckols #1
Gonzales County · Christian (6800) field · Vertical
Eckols #1 (API 42-177-31494) is a plugged well in Gonzales County, plugged February 1, 1997, last operated by Regal Petroleum Services.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 7, 1983, permitted to 7,000 ft.
It was permitted by Catlett, E. G. and has since transferred to Regal Petroleum Services on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Anacacho, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Buda.
Its lease has reported 1.43K barrels of oil and 11 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 1997.
Operator of record
Permitted by Catlett, E. G.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Euless, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2003 · 37 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Regal Petroleum Services |
| Production reports | Regal Petroleum Servicesthrough Oct 1995 |
| Latest permit | Catlett, E. G.Nov 7, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 7, 1983
- last permit issued
- Jan 23, 1984
- completed
- 1.43K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 11
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 23, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 1, 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eckols O-1-9431 | Christian (6800) | Regal Petroleum Services | 1 | 1.43K | 11 | Jan 1993 – Mar 1997 |
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.
- 1Austral Oil Company IncorporatedApr 1993 → Jul 1993
- 2Evantech Energy Corp.Aug 1993 → Jan 1995
- 3Regal Petroleum ServicesOct 1995 → Oct 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 220098-99 | Drill | Catlett, E. G. | Nov 7, 1983 | Nov 7, 1983 | Dec 8, 1983 | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-9431 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 379 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacacho | 6,082 | -5,703 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN | 6,204 | -5,825 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 6,544 | -6,165 |
| Buda | 6,610 | -6,231 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,640 | 6,650 | Perforated |
| 6,654 | 6,668 | Perforated |
| 6,670 | 6,674 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 800 | 10.75 | 405 S |
| 4.5 | 6,720 | 7.875 | 1,234 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 18, 1984 | Feb 17, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Apr 11, 1984 | Feb 17, 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 42-177-31494 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-31494 → 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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