WELL · 42-223-30053 · DISTRICT 5
Glossup-Bowling Oil Unit #1
Hopkins County · Ardis & Leggett (Paluxy) field · Vertical
Glossup-Bowling Oil Unit #1 (API 42-223-30053) is a plugged well in Hopkins County, plugged July 25, 2002, last operated by Valence Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 24, 1986, permitted to 4,811 ft.
It was permitted by Spence, Ralph and has since transferred to Valence Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Nacatoch, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Woodbine.
Its lease has reported 296K barrels of oil and 12.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Spence, Ralph; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Kingwood, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 990 permits on file · (281) 359-3659
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Valence Operating Company |
| Production reports | Valence Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Spence, RalphFeb 24, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,811
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 24, 1986
- last permit issued
- Apr 7, 1986
- completed
- 296K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 12.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 7, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 25, 2002
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; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glossup-Bowling Oil Unit O-5-1941 | Ardis & Leggett (Paluxy) | Valence Operating Company | 3 | 296K | 12.4K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,646 · prior 12 3,865(-6%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Spence, Ralph Oil Company, Inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 2011
- 2Valence Operating CompanyDec 2011 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 298365-99 | Recompletion | Spence, Ralph | Dec 11, 1985 | Feb 24, 1986 | — | 4,811 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-5-1941 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Nacatoch | 390 |
| Pecan Gap | 1,285 |
| Austin Chalk | 2,500 |
| WoodbineTOP WOODBINE | 3,380 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,722 | 4,726 | Perforated |
| 4,726 | 4,734 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.375 | 106 | — | — |
| 8.625 | 208 | 12.5 | 160 S |
| 8.625 | 208 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,730 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,807 | 7.875 | 440 S |
| 4.5 | 4,807 | — | — |
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 2, 1986 | Apr 21, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 16, 1975 | — |
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 42-223-30053 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-223-30053 → 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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