WELL · 42-177-31592 · DISTRICT 1
Valenta #1
Gonzales County · Pilgrim (Buda) field · Vertical
Valenta #1 (API 42-177-31592) is a plugged well in Gonzales County, plugged December 16, 1993, last operated by Modern Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1988, permitted to 8,800 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Anacacho, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Buda.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Sherman, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 30, 2026
- Permits on file
- 195
- Phone
- (903) 893-1129
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Modern Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | Modern Exploration, Inc.through Aug 1993 |
| Latest permit | Modern Exploration, Inc.Jul 5, 1988 |
- 8,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 5, 1988
- last permit issued
- Jun 25, 1988
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 25, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 16, 1993
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valenta O-1-10360 | Pilgrim (Austin Chalk) | Modern Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jan 1994 |
| Valenta O-1-12069 | Pilgrim (Buda) | Modern Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jan 1993 – Jan 1994 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 348372-99 | Recompletion | Modern Exploration, Inc. | Jun 30, 1988 | Jul 5, 1988 | — | 8,789 |
| 262883-99 | Drill | Modern Exploration, Inc. | Dec 10, 1984 | Dec 27, 1984 | Feb 12, 1985 | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-10360 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-12069 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 261 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacacho | 8,014 | -7,753 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,186 | -7,925 |
| Eagle Ford | 8,587 | -8,326 |
| Buda | 8,687 | -8,426 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,307 | 8,396 | Perforated |
| 8,400 | 8,499 | Perforated |
| 8,515 | 8,584 | Perforated |
| 8,688 | 8,718 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,200 | 12.25 | 1,200 S |
| 4.5 | 8,782 | 7.875 | 316 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 | Jul 27, 1988 | Jul 11, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 16, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | May 15, 1985 | Apr 26, 1985 | — |
| 00 | May 9, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-177-31592 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-31592 → 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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