WELL · 42-237-30178 · DISTRICT 9
Dearing WR B #1B
Jack County · Jack County Regular field · Vertical
Dearing WR B #1B (API 42-237-30178) is a plugged well in Jack County, plugged March 31, 2017, last operated by DM Backhoe Service.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 20, 1978, permitted to 743 ft.
It was permitted by Dee-Jan Oil CO. and has since transferred to DM Backhoe Service on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Gunsight.
Its lease has reported 69.9K barrels of oil and 80 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Dee-Jan Oil Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · (940) 636-3263
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | DM Backhoe Service |
| Production reports | DM Backhoe Servicethrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Dee-Jan Oil Co.Jan 20, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 743
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 20, 1978
- last permit issued
- Jun 10, 1985
- completed
- 69.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 80
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 10, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 31, 2017
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 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dearing, WR B O-13-25411 | Jack County Regular | DM Backhoe Service | 8 | 69.9K | 80 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,071 · prior 12 1,338(-20%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Dee-Jan Oil Co.Jan 1993 → Nov 1994
- 2Peterson, Don CompanyDec 1994 → Aug 1997
- 3Beisch, RustyDec 2002 → Apr 2015
- 4Txon Partners, LLCMay 2015 → Jun 2017
- 5White Knight Production LLCJul 2017 → Jan 2020
- 6T & R Operating, LLCFeb 2020 → Feb 2024
- 7DM Backhoe ServiceMar 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16765-99 | Other | Dee-Jan Oil Co. | Jan 20, 1978 | Jan 20, 1978 | Jun 1, 1978 | 743 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-25411 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 671 | 673 | Perforated |
| 680 | 682 | Perforated |
| 685 | 687 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.143 | 756 | — | — |
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 | Jul 18, 1985 | Jun 26, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jul 3, 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 42-237-30178 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-237-30178 → 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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