WELL · 42-227-33848 · DISTRICT 8
Guitar Trust Estate -D- #1916
Howard County · Varel (San Andres) field · Vertical
Guitar Trust Estate -D- #1916 (API 42-227-33848) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged February 21, 2013, last operated by Americo Energy Resources LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 13, 1985, permitted to 3,250 ft.
It was permitted by Reading & Bates Petroleum CO. and has since transferred to Americo Energy Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Santa Rosa, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 112K barrels of oil and 32 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 16 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Reading & Bates Petroleum Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 80 permits on file · (713) 984-9700
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Americo Energy Resources LLC |
| Production reports | Americo Energy Resources, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Reading & Bates Petroleum Co.Sep 13, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,250
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 13, 1985
- last permit issued
- Oct 12, 1985
- completed
- 112K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 32
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 12, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 21, 2013
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 16 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guitar Trust Estate -D- O-10-8858 | Varel (San Andres) | Americo Energy Resources, LLC | 16 | 112K | 32 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,615 · prior 12 2,182(-26%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Oklahoma RB Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 1998
- 2Ram Operating, Inc.Feb 1998 → May 2000
- 3Midland Oil and Gas, Inc.Jun 2000 → Apr 2001
- 4L.C.S. Production CompanyMay 2001 → Sep 2003
- 5Crownquest Operating, LLCOct 2003 → Jul 2004
- 6Circle H Oil CompanyAug 2004 → Nov 2005
- 7Americo Energy Resources, LLCDec 2005 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 285486-99 | Drill | Reading & Bates Petroleum Co. | Aug 28, 1985 | Sep 13, 1985 | — | 3,250 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-8858 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,538 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa | 682 | 1,856 |
| San Andres | 3,193 | -655 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,204 | 3,228 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 237 | 12.25 | 150 S |
| 5.5 | 3,343 | 7.875 | 300 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 | Dec 2, 1985 | Nov 13, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 22, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-227-33848 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-33848 → 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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