WELL · 42-177-31830 · DISTRICT 1
Vernor Ruby #1
Gonzales County · Pilgrim (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal · Directional
Vernor Ruby #1 (API 42-177-31830) is a plugged horizontal well in Gonzales County, plugged June 29, 2023, last operated by Wilson Billy R..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1990 and 2007, permitted to 10,200 ft.
It was permitted by Maranatha Oil Company and has since transferred to Wilson Billy R. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Sparta, T/Carrizo Mass Sand, Bartosh, Midway.
Its 2 leases have reported 55.5K barrels of oil and 29.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2023. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Maranatha Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
New Braunfels, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 7, 2023 · 12 permits on file · (830) 625-6047
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wilson Billy R. |
| Production reports | Unit Petroleum Companythrough Jul 1998 |
| Latest permit | Maranatha Oil CompanyMar 27, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 27, 2007
- last permit issued
- Jan 5, 2008
- completed
- 55.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 29.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 5, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 29, 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernor, Ruby O-1-14895 | Pilgrim (Austin Chalk) | Wilson, Billy R. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 2008 – Aug 2023 |
| Elsa Unit O-1-12847 | Pilgrim (Austin Chalk) | Unit Petroleum Company | 1 | 55.5K | 29.6K | Jan 1993 – Nov 1999 |
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.
- 1Tuskar (Texas), Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1993
- 2DI Energy Inc.Feb 1993 → Jul 1995
- 3Willis Drilling Co., Inc.Aug 1995 → Aug 1995
- 4Unit Petroleum CompanySep 1995 → Jul 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 635181-99 | Reenter | Maranatha Oil Company | Mar 13, 2007 | Mar 27, 2007 | Aug 20, 2007 | 9,963 |
| 380899-99 | Drill | Tuskar (Texas), Inc. | Nov 12, 1990 | Nov 12, 1990 | Nov 15, 1990 | 10,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12847 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-14895 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 322 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,990 | 9,963 | Perforated |
| 8,149 | 9,963 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 538 | 12.25 | 310 S |
| 9.625 | 845 | 12.25 | 310 S |
| 5.5 | 7,990 | 8.5 | 150 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 | Mar 18, 2008 | Feb 19, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Feb 27, 2008 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 7, 1991 | Jan 7, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 5, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-177-31830 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-31830 → 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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