TEXAS · WELLS · HANSFORD COUNTY · SPARKS LEASE · API 42-195-30710 · DISTRICT 08
Sparks #1
Hansford County · Wildcat field · Horizontal
Sparks #1 (API 42-195-30710) is a plugged horizontal well in Hansford County, plugged March 22, 2011, last operated by Laredo Petroleum Inc..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1979 and 2005, permitted to 7,370 ft.
It was permitted by Jones Energy, Ltd. and has since transferred to Laredo Petroleum Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Jones Energy, Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Tulsa, OK
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 29, 2022
- Permits on file
- 1,795
- Phone
- (918) 513-4570
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Laredo Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | Jones Energy, Ltd.through May 2007 |
| Latest permit | Jones Energy, Ltd.Feb 24, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,370
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Feb 24, 2005
- last permit issued
- Jul 27, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 13.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2005 THROUGH Mar 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 27, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 22, 2011
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparks G-14-253383 | Wildcat | Laredo Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 13.6K | Jul 2005 – Mar 2011 |
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.
- 1Jones Energy, Ltd.Aug 2005 → May 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 558076-99 | Reenter | Jones Energy, Ltd. | Feb 22, 2005 | Feb 24, 2005 | — | 4,000 |
| 143432-99 | Other | TXO Production Corp. | Dec 10, 1981 | Dec 10, 1981 | — | 7,228 |
| 63052-99 | Drill | Clements Energy, Inc. | Nov 5, 1979 | Nov 5, 1979 | Jan 3, 1980 | 7,370 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2005 | Sparks G-14-253383 | Wildcat | Laredo Petroleum Inc. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,900 | 4,991 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,625 | 12.25 | 650 S |
| 5.5 | 2,900 | 7.875 | 100 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 | Jul 20, 2011 | Mar 26, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 10, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-195-30710 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-195-30710 → 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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