WELL · 42-179-31801 · DISTRICT 10
Abar #1
Gray County · Panhandle Gray County Field field · Vertical
Abar #1 (API 42-179-31801) is a plugged well in Gray County, plugged December 4, 1996, last operated by WO Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 26, 1985, permitted to 3,550 ft.
It was permitted by Shar-Alan Oil Company and has since transferred to WO Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Brown Dolomite, Granite Wash.
Its lease has reported 4.18K barrels of oil and 21.3K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2005. The lease carries 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shar-Alan Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tulsa, OK · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 125 permits on file · (806) 486-7812
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | WO Operating Company |
| Production reports | Makar Production Companythrough Jan 2005 |
| Latest permit | Shar-Alan Oil CompanyJun 26, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,550
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 26, 1985
- last permit issued
- Oct 7, 1985
- completed
- 4.18K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 7, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 4, 1996
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; they carry 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abar O-14-6190 | Panhandle Gray County Field | WO Operating Company | 7 | 4.18K | 21.3K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2005 |
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.
- 1Harken Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 1993
- 2Cabot Oil & Gas CorporationMay 1993 → Mar 1994
- 3Makar Production CompanyJun 1995 → Jan 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 278803-99 | Drill | Shar-Alan Oil Company | Jun 26, 1985 | Jun 26, 1985 | Aug 21, 1985 | 3,550 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-14-6190 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-14-6190 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,291 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Dolomite | 2,960 | 331 |
| Granite Wash | 2,975 | 316 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,072 | 3,160 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 685 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 4.5 | 3,499 | 7.875 | 220 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 | Feb 29, 1996 | Feb 7, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Feb 14, 1996 | Oct 11, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 7, 1985 | Oct 11, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 2, 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 42-179-31801 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-179-31801 → 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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