WELL · 42-199-31251 · DISTRICT 3
Arco Section-179 #1
Hardin County · Beech Creek SW. (Y-9) field · Vertical
Arco Section-179 #1 (API 42-199-31251) is a plugged well in Hardin County, plugged January 11, 1994, last operated by Petro-Guard Production L.L.C..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 1985, permitted to 7,300 ft.
It was permitted by Santa FE-Andover Oil Company and has since transferred to Petro-Guard Production L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Y-1, Y-2, Y-4, Y-5.
Operator of record
Permitted by Santa FE-Andover Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 37 permits on file · (713) 974-5550
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Petro-Guard Production L.L.C. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Santa FE-Andover Oil CompanyFeb 19, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 19, 1985
- last permit issued
- Aug 9, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 9, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 11, 1994
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arco Section-179 O-3-18528 | Beech Creek, SW. (Y-5) | Petro-Guard Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Apr 1994 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 267223-99 | Recompletion | Santa FE-Andover Oil Company | Feb 15, 1985 | Feb 19, 1985 | — | 7,300 |
| 26503-99 | Drill | Bock & Bacon | Jun 15, 1978 | Jun 15, 1978 | — | 7,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-18528 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 64 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Y-1 | 6,306 | -6,242 |
| Y-2 | 6,442 | -6,378 |
| Y-4 | 6,640 | -6,576 |
| Y-5 | 6,737 | -6,673 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,737 | 6,739 | Perforated |
| 6,969 | 6,972 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 532 | 12.75 | 280 S |
| 2.875 | 7,057 | 7.875 | 440 S |
| 2.875 | 7,057 | — | 950 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 30, 1985 | Apr 9, 1985 | — |
| 00 | May 18, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 25, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 31, 1978 | — |
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 42-199-31251 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-199-31251 → 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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