WELL · 42-181-30896 · DISTRICT 9
Berniece #1
Grayson County · Pottsboro West (Cordell Sd.) field · Vertical
Berniece #1 (API 42-181-30896) is a plugged well in Grayson County, plugged July 18, 2013, last operated by Samson Lone Star LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1982 and 1993, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Samson Resources Company and has since transferred to Samson Lone Star LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Baker, Davis, Cordell, Pennsylvanian.
Its 2 leases have reported 21.9K barrels of oil and 31.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 2014. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Samson Resources Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
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SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 7, 1993
- last permit issued
- Jan 19, 1994
- completed
- 21.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 31.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 19, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 18, 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berniece O-13-28723 | Pottsboro, West (Cordell Sd.) | Samson Lone Star, LLC | 1 | 20.7K | 26.1K | Jan 1994 – Feb 2014 |
| Berniece O-13-22893 | Perrin, N. Afb (Penn. 10,362) | Samson Resources Company | 1 | 1.18K | 5.22K | Jan 1993 – Jun 1994 |
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.
- 1Geodyne Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Mar 1993
- 2Samson Resources CompanyApr 1993 → Mar 1995
- 3Samson Hydrocarbons CompanyApr 1995 → Jul 1996
- 4Samson Lone Star LPAug 1996 → Jun 2007
- 5Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → Jan 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 418823-99 | Recompletion | Samson Resources Company | Dec 1, 1993 | Dec 7, 1993 | Nov 15, 1993 | 10,893 |
| 159132-99 | Drill | American Quasar Petroleum Co. | Apr 20, 1982 | Apr 20, 1982 | — | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-22893 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-28723 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 694 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Baker | 8,800 | -8,106 |
| Davis | 9,480 | -8,786 |
| Cordell | 10,100 | -9,406 |
| PennsylvanianPENN | 10,524 | -9,830 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,280 | 10,290 | Perforated |
| 10,626 | 10,728 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,000 | 12.25 | 1,200 S |
| 2.875 | 10,449 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 10,893 | 8.75 | 1,600 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 9, 1994 | Jan 27, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 11, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 3, 1983 | — |
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 42-181-30896 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-181-30896 → 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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