WELL · 42-197-31217 · DISTRICT 9
Palaura-LPC Unit #1
Hardeman County · Berry West (Miss) field · Vertical
Palaura-Lpc Unit #1 (API 42-197-31217) is a plugged well in Hardeman County, plugged May 18, 2018, last operated by Rio Petroleum Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 8, 1992, permitted to 8,700 ft.
It was permitted by Trio Operating Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Rio Petroleum Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Palo Pinto, Mississippian, Barnett.
Its lease has reported 225K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2018.
Operator of record
Permitted by Trio Operating Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Amarillo, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 128 permits on file · (806) 290-4855
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Rio Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | Trio Consulting & Management,llcthrough Sep 2016 |
| Latest permit | Trio Operating Company, Inc.Jul 8, 1992 |
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
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 8, 1992
- last permit issued
- Aug 31, 1992
- completed
- 225K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 31, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 18, 2018
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palaura-LPC Unit O-13-28390 | Berry, West (Miss) | Rio Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 225K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2018 |
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.
- 1Trio Operating Company, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 2001
- 2Trio Consulting & Management,llcJan 2002 → Sep 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401003-99 | Drill | Trio Operating Company, Inc. | Jul 8, 1992 | Jul 8, 1992 | Jul 14, 1992 | 8,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-28390 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,406 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Pinto | 5,455 | -4,049 |
| MississippianMISSISSIPPI | 7,826 | -6,420 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 8,086 | -6,680 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,496 | 8,515 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 545 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 4.5 | 8,496 | 7.875 | 320 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 | Sep 18, 1992 | Sep 8, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 11, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-197-31217 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-197-31217 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000114989 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Jun 6, 2018 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 8,496–8,545 |
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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