WELL · 42-225-30761 · DISTRICT 5
Ellis J. M. #1
Houston County · Alabama Ferry (Glenrose D ) field · Vertical
Ellis J. M. #1 (API 42-225-30761) is a well in Houston County operated by Weeks Exploration Company, completed July 21, 1988.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued June 1, 1988, permitted to 10,400 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Woodbine, Buda, Glen Rose.
Its lease has reported 20.7K barrels of oil and 44.2K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 2, 1995 · 79 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Weeks Exploration Company |
| Production reports | Weathers Exploration, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Weeks Exploration CompanyJun 1, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,400
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 1, 1988
- last permit issued
- Jul 21, 1988
- completed
- 20.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 44.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 21, 1988
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis, J. M. O-5-3314 | Alabama Ferry, SE. (Glenrose D) | Weathers Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 20.7K | 44.2K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 231 · prior 12 345(-33%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Weeks Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Aug 1995
- 2Santos USA Corp.Sep 1995 → May 1996
- 3North American Reserve Corp.Jun 1996 → Oct 2010
- 4Weathers Exploration, Inc.Nov 2010 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 346904-98 | Field transfer | Weeks Exploration Company | Sep 29, 1989 | Jun 1, 1988 | — | 10,325 |
| 346904-99 | Drill | Weeks Exploration Company | May 27, 1988 | Jun 1, 1988 | — | 10,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-5-3314 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 187 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 7,202 | -7,015 |
| Woodbine | 7,710 | -7,523 |
| Buda | 8,530 | -8,343 |
| Glen RoseGLENROSE | 9,816 | -9,629 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,166 | 10,180 | Perforated |
| 10,184 | 10,197 | Perforated |
| 10,212 | 10,222 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,811 | 11 | 1,100 S |
| 4.5 | 10,325 | 7.875 | 375 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 | Nov 27, 1989 | Jun 27, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Nov 1, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 31, 1988 | Aug 5, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 24, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-225-30761 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-225-30761 → 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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