WELL · 42-203-31564 · DISTRICT 6
Sparks-Williams Unit #1
Harrison County · Carthage (Fogle 6545) field · Vertical
Sparks-Williams Unit #1 (API 42-203-31564) is a plugged well in Harrison County, plugged May 30, 2014, last operated by Bowles Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 8, 1987, permitted to 6,600 ft.
It was permitted by R & C Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Bowles Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Madison Hydrate, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Its lease has reported 14.5K barrels of oil and 98 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 2014.
Operator of record
Permitted by R & C Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Longview, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 64 permits on file · (903) 753-7061
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bowles Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Bowles Energy, Inc.through Feb 2011 |
| Latest permit | R & C Petroleum, Inc.Jan 8, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 8, 1987
- last permit issued
- May 14, 1987
- completed
- 14.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 98
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 14, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 30, 2014
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-Williams Unit O-6-12173 | Carthage (Fogle 6545) | Bowles Energy, Inc. | 1 | 14.5K | 98 | Jan 1993 – Sep 2014 |
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.
- 1Reserve Production, Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 1996
- 2Eastex Operating, Inc.Jan 1997 → Dec 1997
- 3Bowles Properties, Inc.Mar 1998 → Dec 1998
- 4Bowles Energy, Inc.Jan 1999 → Feb 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 325198-98 | Drill | R & C Petroleum, Inc. | May 28, 1987 | Jan 8, 1987 | — | 6,600 |
| 325198-99 | Drill | R & C Petroleum, Inc. | Jan 8, 1987 | Jan 8, 1987 | — | 6,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-12173 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 331 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Madison Hydrate | 5,287 | -4,956 |
| Pettit | 6,074 | -5,743 |
| Travis Peak | 6,390 | -6,059 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,482 | 6,496 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 525 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 5.5 | 6,600 | 6.75 | 619 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 | Jun 30, 1987 | Jun 11, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 29, 1987 | May 29, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 18, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-203-31564 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-203-31564 → 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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