WELL · 42-211-31149 · DISTRICT 10
Prater #1-39
Hemphill County · Briscoe (Morrow) field · Vertical
Prater #1-39 (API 42-211-31149) is a plugged well in Hemphill County, plugged January 27, 2022, last operated by Blackbeard Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 30, 1979, permitted to 15,000 ft.
It was permitted by Northern Natural Gas CO. and has since transferred to Blackbeard Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Northern Natural Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 2,262 permits on file · (432) 242-0050
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Blackbeard Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Samson Lone Star, LLCthrough May 2016 |
| Latest permit | Northern Natural Gas Co.Aug 30, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 30, 1979
- last permit issued
- Jan 3, 1980
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.35M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 3, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 27, 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prater G-14-87327 | Briscoe (Morrow) | Blackbeard Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.35M | Jan 1993 – Jan 2022 |
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.
- 1Geodyne Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Mar 1993
- 2Samson Resources CompanyApr 1993 → Mar 1995
- 3Samson Hydrocarbons CompanyApr 1995 → Jul 1996
- 4Samson Lone Star LPAug 1996 → Jun 2007
- 5Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → May 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57201-99 | Drill | Northern Natural Gas Co. | Aug 30, 1979 | Aug 30, 1979 | Sep 6, 1979 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-14-87327 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 14,364 | 14,372 | Perforated |
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 | Jan 12, 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 42-211-31149 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-211-31149 → 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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