WELL · 42-181-01236 · DISTRICT 9
Big Mineral Creek/Barnes SD/Unit #249
Grayson County · Big Mineral Creek (Barnes Sand) field · Vertical
Big Mineral Creek/Barnes SD/Unit #249 (API 42-181-01236) is a well in Grayson County operated by Venoco Inc., completed March 17, 1989.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 30, 1988, permitted to 7,330 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc. and has since transferred to Venoco Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including -S- Sand.
Its 3 leases have reported 3.27M barrels of oil and 1.68M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 248 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 4.22K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through September 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 3, 2010 · 15 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Venoco Inc. |
| Production reports | Flintlock Exploration, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Sep 30, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,330
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 30, 1988
- last permit issued
- Mar 17, 1989
- completed
- 3.27M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.68M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 17, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 248 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Unit O-13-29589 | Big Mineral Creek (Consolidated) | Flintlock Exploration, LLC | 162 | 2.46M | 1.33M | Dec 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| Big Mineral Creek/Barnes SD/Unit O-13-12557 | Big Mineral Creek (Barnes Sand) | Venoco, Inc. | 40 | 267K | 105K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2008 |
| Big Mineral Creek -S- Sand Unit O-13-14655 | Big Mineral Creek (S Sdstn.) | Venoco, Inc. | 46 | 539K | 242K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2001 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 37,987 · prior 12 38,898(-2%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 44,833 · prior 12 32,641(+37%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1996
- 2Venoco, Inc.Aug 1996 → Mar 2005
- 3Blackwell BMC, LPApr 2005 → Mar 2007
- 4Blackwell BMC, LLCApr 2007 → May 2011
- 5Jetta Operating Company, Inc.Jun 2011 → Aug 2025
- 6Flintlock Exploration, LLCSep 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351378-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Sep 19, 1988 | Sep 30, 1988 | — | 7,330 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-12557 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-14655 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-29589 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 671 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| -S- Sand | 5,217 | -4,546 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,176 | 5,187 | Perforated |
| 5,362 | 6,170 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 426 | 13.75 | 200 S |
| 10.75 | 437 | 13.75 | 200 S |
| 5.5 | 7,120 | 8.75 | 1,800 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 | Jan 4, 1999 | Dec 7, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Jul 30, 1993 | Apr 5, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 29, 1993 | Dec 7, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Jan 9, 1991 | Oct 19, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Jan 10, 1990 | Dec 8, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Sep 9, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-181-01236 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-181-01236 → 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
- 4.22K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 1.18M
- bbl, all reported
- Sep 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000031108 | H-1 Injection | Active | 750 | 3,200 | 5,362–6,170 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 4,220 · 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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