WELL · 42-177-31697 · DISTRICT 1
Wells J.B. Jr. #1
Gonzales County · Mag (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Wells J.B. JR. #1 (API 42-177-31697) is a plugged well in Gonzales County, plugged April 27, 1998, last operated by Tdc Engineering Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1987 and 1988, permitted to 8,100 ft.
It was permitted by Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. and has since transferred to Tdc Engineering Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 6.13K barrels of oil and 17 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 1998.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Active, filed Oct 16, 2025 · 227 permits on file · (325) 673-5024
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | TDC Engineering Inc. |
| Production reports | TDC Engineering, Inc.through Feb 1997 |
| Latest permit | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Jul 1, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,100
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 1, 1988
- last permit issued
- Jul 28, 1988
- completed
- 6.13K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 17
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 28, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 27, 1998
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells, J.B. Jr. O-1-12101 | Mag (Austin Chalk) | TDC Engineering, Inc. | 1 | 6.13K | 17 | Jan 1993 – Jun 1998 |
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.
- 1Meridian Oil Production Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1993
- 2Baxter, Kelly H.Nov 1993 → Oct 1994
- 3Locin Oil CorporationNov 1994 → Jul 1996
- 4TDC Engineering, Inc.Aug 1996 → Feb 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 348429-99 | Recompletion | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Jul 1, 1988 | Jul 1, 1988 | — | 8,100 |
| 338940-99 | Drill | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Nov 16, 1987 | Nov 16, 1987 | — | 8,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12101 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 287 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ChalkTOP OF AUSTIN CHALK | 6,994 | -6,707 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,090 | 7,250 | Perforated |
| 7,275 | 7,510 | Perforated |
| 7,615 | 7,621 | Perforated |
| 7,621 | 7,691 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 60 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 2,400 | 12.25 | 1,055 S |
| 7 | 7,020 | 9.625 | 520 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 | Sep 13, 1988 | Aug 23, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Aug 25, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 10, 1988 | Feb 22, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 1, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-177-31697 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-31697 → 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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