WELL · 42-187-30228 · DISTRICT 1
Posey #20
Guadalupe County · Darst Creek (Edwards) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Posey #20 (API 42-187-30228) is a well in Guadalupe County operated by Texas Petroleum Investment CO., completed December 15, 2000 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2016.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 11, 2000, permitted to 2,500 ft.
It was permitted by Vintage Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Texas Petroleum Investment CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Buda, Edwards.
Its 2 leases have reported 209K barrels of oil and 11.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 21 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Texas Petroleum Investment Co.
Permitted by Vintage Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 1, 2025
- Permits on file
- 233
- Phone
- (713) 789-9225
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texas Petroleum Investment Co. |
| Production reports | Texas Petroleum Investment Co.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Vintage Petroleum, Inc.Dec 11, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 11, 2000
- last permit issued
- Dec 15, 2000
- completed
- 209K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 11.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 15, 2000
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2016
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 21 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Posey O-1-2761 | Darst Creek (Buda) | Texas Petroleum Investment Co. | 11 | 24.4K | 2.96K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Posey O-1-2802 | Darst Creek (Edwards) | Texas Petroleum Investment Co. | 10 | 185K | 8.92K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 648 · prior 12 1,524(-57%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Seagull Operating Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1995
- 2Meridian Oil Production Inc.Aug 1995 → Feb 1996
- 3Meridian Oil Inc.Mar 1996 → Jul 1996
- 4Burlington Resources Oil&gas Co.Aug 1996 → Mar 1997
- 5Vintage Petroleum, Inc.Apr 1997 → Apr 2006
- 6Vintage Petroleum, LLCMay 2006 → Sep 2006
- 7Texas Petroleum Investment Co.Oct 2006 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 502891-99 | Recompletion | Vintage Petroleum, Inc. | Dec 11, 2000 | Dec 11, 2000 | Dec 11, 2000 | 2,615 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2000 | Posey O-1-2802 | Darst Creek (Edwards) | Texas Petroleum Investment Co. | Shut IN · shut in Aug 1, 2016 | 2,500 |
| Apr 14, 1972 | Posey O-1-2761 | Darst Creek (Buda) | Texas Petroleum Investment Co. | Shut IN · shut in Dec 1, 2000 | 2,500 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 485 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 2,214 | -1,729 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 2,414 | -1,929 |
| Buda | 2,598 | -2,113 |
| Edwards | 2,613 | -2,128 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,214 | 2,444 | Perforated |
| 2,598 | 2,613 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 2,500 | 7.875 | 700 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 | May 31, 2001 | Mar 21, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 3, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 19, 1972 | — |
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 42-187-30228 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-187-30228 → 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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