TEXAS · WELLS · GREGG COUNTY · CASTLEBERRY LEASE · API 42-183-30606 · DISTRICT 06
Castleberry #1
Gregg County · Willow Springs-Mackey (Tr. Pk.) field · Vertical
Castleberry #1 (API 42-183-30606) is a plugged well in Gregg County, plugged December 29, 2008, last operated by Forest Oil Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 23, 1983, permitted to 9,300 ft.
It was permitted by Machin, Art & Associates, Inc. and has since transferred to Forest Oil Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Rodessa, Bexar Shale, James Lime, Pine Island.
Its lease has reported 5.22K barrels of oil and 135K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Machin, Art & Associates, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 6, 2016
- Permits on file
- 1,861
- Phone
- (832) 242-9600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Forest Oil Corporation |
| Production reports | Forest Oil Corporationthrough Jun 2006 |
| Latest permit | Machin, Art & Associates, Inc.Nov 23, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 23, 1983
- last permit issued
- Aug 18, 1984
- completed
- 5.22K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 135K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 18, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 29, 2008
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castleberry G-6-112495 | Willow Springs-Mackey (Tr. Pk.) | Forest Oil Corporation | 1 | 5.22K | 135K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2006 |
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.
- 1Machin & Associates, Inc.Jan 1993 → May 1994
- 2Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJun 1994 → Jan 1998
- 3Mass Energy, IncFeb 1998 → Mar 1999
- 4Houston Exploration Company, TheJun 2006 → Jun 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 221664-99 | Drill | Machin, Art & Associates, Inc. | Nov 23, 1983 | Nov 23, 1983 | Dec 20, 1983 | 9,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 1984 | Castleberry G-6-112495 | Willow Springs-Mackey (Tr. Pk.) | Forest Oil Corporation | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 419 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rodessa | 6,700 | -6,281 |
| Bexar Shale | 7,112 | -6,693 |
| James Lime | 7,208 | -6,789 |
| Pine Island | 7,330 | -6,911 |
| Pettit | 7,400 | -6,981 |
| Travis Peak | 7,608 | -7,189 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,726 | 7,734 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,030 | 12.25 | 440 sx |
| 4.5 | 9,320 | 7.875 | 980 sx |
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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Sep 21, 1984 | Sep 5, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Sep 20, 1984 | Sep 5, 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 42-183-30606 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-183-30606 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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