TEXAS · WELLS · HEMPHILL COUNTY · URSCHEL, LESTER B. LEASE · API 42-211-31385 · DISTRICT 08
Urschel Lester B. #21
Hemphill County · Urschel Ranch (Morrow Upper) field · Vertical
Urschel Lester B. #21 (API 42-211-31385) is a plugged well in Hemphill County, plugged November 19, 2020, last operated by Blackbeard Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 2012, permitted to 17,100 ft.
It was permitted by BP America Production Company and has since transferred to Blackbeard Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by BP America Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 2, 2025
- Permits on file
- 2,263
- Phone
- (432) 242-0050
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Blackbeard Operating LLC |
| Production reports | BP America Production Companythrough Nov 2002 |
| Latest permit | BP America Production CompanyMay 25, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 17,100
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 25, 2012
- last permit issued
- Mar 17, 1982
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 321K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 17, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 19, 2020
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urschel, Lester B. G-14-99585 | Urschel Ranch (Morrow, Upper) | Blackbeard Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 321K | Jan 1993 – Nov 2020 |
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.
- 1Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1997
- 2Amoco Production CompanyMay 1997 → Aug 2001
- 3Crescendo Resources, L.P.Apr 1999 → Sep 1999
- 4BP America Production CompanyMay 2002 → Nov 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 740850-99 | Recompletion | BP America Production Company | May 16, 2012 | May 25, 2012 | — | 11,750 |
| 132090-99 | Drill | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Sep 3, 1981 | Sep 3, 1981 | Sep 25, 1981 | 17,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 1982 | Urschel Lester B. G-14-99585 | Urschel Ranch (Morrow Upper) | Blackbeard Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,495 | 11,512 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,030 | 17.5 | 1,000 S |
| 9.625 | 8,540 | 12.25 | 4,200 S |
| 2.375 | 11,400 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 11,695 | — | — |
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 | Apr 19, 1982 | — |
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 42-211-31385 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-211-31385 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/21131385, documented in the API reference.