WELL · 42-197-30646 · DISTRICT 9
Long James #1
Hardeman County · Right Choice (Chappel) field · Vertical
Long James #1 (API 42-197-30646) is a well in Hardeman County operated by Enserch Exploration Inc, completed July 1, 1984.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1994, permitted to 8,700 ft.
It was permitted by Decleva, Paul and has since transferred to Enserch Exploration Inc on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Mississippian, Merimac, Merrimac, Chappel.
Its 3 leases have reported 9.98K barrels of oil and 70 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Decleva, Paul; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 1998 · 984 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Enserch Exploration Inc |
| Production reports | Eagle Energy Acquisitions LPthrough Dec 2013 |
| Latest permit | Decleva, PaulNov 23, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 23, 1994
- last permit issued
- Jul 1, 1984
- completed
- 9.98K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 70
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 1, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long, James O-13-30537 | Trailer (Holmes) | Assent Energy Partners, LLC | 1 | 2.7K | 0 | Oct 2005 – Jul 2026 |
| Long, James O-13-28912 | Holmes, E. (7750) | Key Energy of Colorado, Inc. | 1 | 4.24K | 53 | Jan 1995 – Mar 2006 |
| Long, James O-13-24467 | Right Choice (Chappel) | Enserch Exploration, Inc | 2 | 3.04K | 17 | Jan 1993 – Apr 1996 |
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.
- 1Decleva, PaulJan 1993 → May 1995
- 2Enserch Exploration, IncJun 1995 → Oct 1997
- 3Key Energy of Colorado, Inc.Nov 1997 → Aug 2011
- 4Eagle Energy Acquisitions LPDec 2013 → Dec 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 430235-99 | Recompletion | Decleva, Paul | Nov 21, 1994 | Nov 23, 1994 | Nov 25, 1994 | 8,025 |
| 229067-99 | Drill | Decleva, Paul | Jul 9, 1984 | Feb 10, 1984 | — | 8,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-24467 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-28912 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-30537 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,449 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| MississippianMISSISSIPPI | 7,490 | -6,041 |
| Merimac | 7,696 | -6,247 |
| Merrimac | 7,696 | -6,247 |
| Chappel | 7,844 | -6,395 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,622 | 7,629 | Perforated |
| 7,920 | 7,931 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 522 | 12.25 | 390 sx |
| 4.5 | 8,025 | 7.875 | 125 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. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jul 25, 2014 | Jun 23, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Jan 17, 2006 | Jan 25, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 31, 1995 | Jan 25, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 10, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 3, 1984 | Jul 9, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jul 26, 1984 | Jul 9, 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 42-197-30646 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-197-30646 → 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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