WELL · 42-223-30298 · DISTRICT 5
Dodson J. M. Estate #1
Hopkins County · Pickton (Smackover) field · Vertical
Dodson J. M. Estate #1 (API 42-223-30298) is a plugged well in Hopkins County, plugged May 25, 2011, last operated by Valence Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 13, 1978, permitted to 13,500 ft.
It was permitted by Seagull Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Valence Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Seagull Resources, Inc.; 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 | none |
| Latest permit | Seagull Resources, Inc.Oct 13, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 13, 1978
- last permit issued
- Jan 16, 1979
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 16, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 25, 2011
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dodson, J. M. Estate G-5-82041 | Pickton (Smackover) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – May 2011 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34465-99 | Drill | Seagull Resources, Inc. | Oct 13, 1978 | Oct 13, 1978 | Oct 27, 1978 | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-82041 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,203 | 13,228 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 760 | 17.5 | 690 S |
| 9.625 | 5,400 | 12.25 | 1,750 S |
| 2.875 | 13,135 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 13,500 | 8.75 | 2,095 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 12, 1979 | — |
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 42-223-30298 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-223-30298 → 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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