WELL · 42-181-01852 · DISTRICT 9
Big Mineral Creek -S- Sand Unit #246W
Grayson County · Big Mineral Creek (S Sdstn.) field · Vertical
Big Mineral Creek -S- Sand Unit #246W (API 42-181-01852) is a plugged well in Grayson County, plugged February 20, 1995, last operated by Venoco Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 27, 1984, permitted to 7,978 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc. and has since transferred to Venoco Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 267K barrels of oil and 105K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2008. The lease carries 40 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 3, 2009
- Permits on file
- 15
- Phone
- (713) 533-4027
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Venoco Inc. |
| Production reports | Venoco, Inc.through Nov 1998 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 27, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,978
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 27, 1984
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 267K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 105K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 20, 1995
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 40 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mineral Creek/Barnes SD/Unit O-13-12557 | Big Mineral Creek (Barnes Sand) | Venoco, Inc. | 40 | 267K | 105K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2008 |
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.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1996
- 2Venoco, Inc.Aug 1996 → Nov 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 227775-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Jan 26, 1984 | Jan 27, 1984 | — | 7,978 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-12557 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,120 | 5,286 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 432 | 15 | 350 S |
| 5.5 | 7,970 | 7.875 | 2,300 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 | Dec 4, 1992 | Oct 19, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Apr 27, 1987 | Mar 9, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 13, 1987 | — | — |
| 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 42-181-01852 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-181-01852 → 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
- 112K
- bbl, all reported
- Oct 1993
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000031106 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Mar 10, 1995 | 1,000 | 2,400 | 5,120–5,286 |
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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