WELL · 42-197-31297 · DISTRICT 9
Norton #1
Hardeman County · Spot S Other Knob (Chappel) field · Producing · Vertical
Norton #1 (API 42-197-31297) is a well in Hardeman County operated by Dimock Operating Company, completed October 15, 1994 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 8, 1994, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Maynard Oil CO. and has since transferred to Dimock Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Chester, Meramec, Chappel.
Its lease has reported 469K barrels of oil and 11.8K mcf of gas since October 1994, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Maynard Oil Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Frisco, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 6 permits on file · (940) 235-8991
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Dimock Operating Company |
| Production reports | Dimock Operating Companythrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Maynard Oil Co.Sep 8, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 8, 1994
- last permit issued
- Oct 15, 1994
- completed
- 469K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 11.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 15, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton O-13-28863 | Spot's Other Knob (Chappel) | Dimock Operating Company | 1 | 469K | 11.8K | Oct 1994 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 465 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Maynard Oil Co.Oct 1994 → Apr 2004
- 2Forest Oil Permian CorporationMay 2004 → Jun 2005
- 3Smith Operating and Mgmt Co.Jul 2005 → Nov 2009
- 4Rio Petroleum, Inc.Dec 2009 → Feb 2011
- 5Dimock Operating CompanyMar 2011 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 427845-99 | Drill | Maynard Oil Co. | Sep 8, 1994 | Sep 8, 1994 | Sep 10, 1994 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-28863 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,512 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Chester | 7,948 | -6,436 |
| Meramec | 8,186 | -6,674 |
| Chappel | 8,324 | -6,812 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,306 | 8,331 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 531 | 12.25 | 290 S |
| 5.5 | 8,306 | 7.875 | 250 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 | Nov 16, 1994 | Oct 26, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 7, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-197-31297 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-197-31297 → 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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