WELL · 42-179-31986 · DISTRICT 10
Bowers J. B. NCT-1 #23
Gray County · Panhandle Gray County Field field · Vertical
Bowers J. B. Nct-1 #23 (API 42-179-31986) is a plugged well in Gray County, plugged January 18, 2012, last operated by Large Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 16, 1990, permitted to 3,265 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco Inc. and has since transferred to Large Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Arkosic Dolomite, Granite Wash.
Its lease has reported 1.23M barrels of oil and 421K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 24 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texaco Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Stinnett, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 17, 2025
- Permits on file
- 2
- Phone
- (212) 798-1320
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Large Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Large Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Texaco Inc.Apr 16, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,265
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 16, 1990
- last permit issued
- Sep 25, 1991
- completed
- 1.23M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 421K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 25, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 18, 2012
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 24 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowers, J. B., NCT-1 O-14-3269 | Panhandle Gray County Field | Large Operating LLC | 24 | 1.23M | 421K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 10,844 · prior 12 10,188(+6%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 8,593 · prior 12 6,268(+37%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → May 2002
- 2Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jun 2002 → Aug 2004
- 3XTO Energy Inc.Sep 2004 → Oct 2021
- 4Large Operating LLCNov 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 371124-99 | Drill | Texaco Inc. | Mar 19, 1990 | Apr 16, 1990 | — | 3,265 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-14-3269 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-14-3269 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,062 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Arkosic Dolomite | 2,778 | 284 |
| Granite Wash | 2,806 | 256 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,822 | 2,952 | Perforated |
| 3,250 | 3,395 | Perforated |
| 3,368 | 3,395 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 440 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 7 | 2,973 | 8.75 | 780 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 | Nov 21, 1991 | Nov 13, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Oct 16, 1991 | Oct 7, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Oct 15, 1991 | Jul 20, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 17, 1990 | Jul 20, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 3, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-179-31986 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-179-31986 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 846K
- bbl, all reported
- Jun 2012
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000075298 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Jan 23, 2012 | 500 | 200 | 3,250–3,402 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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