WELL · 42-211-31658 · DISTRICT 10
Sparks Elmer E. #1
Hemphill County · Glazier NW. (Morrow Upper) field · Vertical
Sparks Elmer E. #1 (API 42-211-31658) is a well in Hemphill County operated by Maxus Exploration Company, completed July 19, 1984.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 2001, permitted to 11,162 ft.
It was permitted by Amoco Production Company and has since transferred to Maxus Exploration Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Bd, Doug, Tonk, Tonkawa.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Amoco Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 3, 1995 · 203 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Maxus Exploration Company |
| Production reports | BP America Production Companythrough May 2018 |
| Latest permit | Amoco Production CompanySep 12, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,162
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 12, 2001
- last permit issued
- Jul 19, 1984
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 413K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 19, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparks, Elmer E. G-14-141465 | Glazier (Morrow Upper) | Mmgl Txph, LLC | 1 | 0 | 413K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Sparks, Elmer E. G-14-188379 | Higgins, West (Atoka) | Mmgl Txph, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jun 2001 – Jul 2026 |
| Sparks, Elmer E. O-14-6165 | Glazier (Morrow Upper) | Maxus Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jan 1993 |
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.
- 1Maxus Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 1995
- 2Midgard Energy CompanyFeb 1995 → Sep 1997
- 3Crescendo Resources, L.P.Oct 1997 → Mar 2000
- 4Amoco Production CompanyApr 2000 → Dec 2001
- 5BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → May 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 513511-99 | Recompletion | Amoco Production Company | Sep 11, 2001 | Sep 12, 2001 | May 19, 2001 | 11,162 |
| 229198-99 | Drill | Diamond Shamrock Exploration Co. | Jun 27, 1985 | Feb 13, 1984 | — | 11,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-14-141465 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-14-188379 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-14-6165 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,671 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,631 | 10,641 | Perforated |
| 10,978 | 10,988 | Perforated |
| 11,004 | 11,007 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,858 | 12.25 | 1,430 S |
| 5.5 | 11,162 | 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 | Jun 18, 2002 | Jan 14, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Jun 18, 2002 | Sep 10, 2001 | — |
| 00 | May 7, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 22, 1992 | Apr 27, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Jun 9, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 4, 1985 | Aug 3, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Oct 9, 1985 | Sep 30, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Oct 5, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 16, 1984 | Aug 6, 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 42-211-31658 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-211-31658 → 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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