WELL · 42-237-31473 · DISTRICT 9
Gillespie W. L. -B- #1
Jack County · Gillespie (4800) field · Vertical
Gillespie W. L. -B- #1 (API 42-237-31473) is a plugged well in Jack County, plugged November 8, 2010, last operated by Spindletop Oil & Gas Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 15, 1997, permitted to 5,286 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Preg Shale.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 1, 2025
- Permits on file
- 180
- Phone
- (972) 644-2581
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Spindletop Oil & Gas Company |
| Production reports | Giant NRG Co., LPthrough Aug 2010 |
| Latest permit | Spindletop Oil&gas CompanyJan 15, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,286
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 15, 1997
- last permit issued
- Apr 12, 1977
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 35.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2010
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 12, 1977
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 8, 2010
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillespie, W. L. "B" G-13-161544 | Gillespie (4530) | Giant NRG Co., LP | 1 | 0 | 35.2K | Dec 1996 – Nov 2010 |
| Gillespie, W. L. -B- O-13-18354 | Gillespie (4800) | Spindletop Oil & Gas Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Mar 1997 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Spindletop Oil & Gas CompanyJan 1997 → Nov 1998
- 2Giant Energy Corp.Dec 1998 → Jul 2008
- 3Giant NRG Co., LPSep 2008 → Aug 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 457280-99 | Recompletion | Spindletop Oil&gas Company | Jan 10, 1997 | Jan 15, 1997 | Nov 20, 1996 | 5,286 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-161544 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-18354 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,055 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Preg Shale | 4,370 | -3,315 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,375 | 4,380 | Perforated |
| — | 4,740 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 200 | 12.25 | 150 S |
| 4.5 | 4,896 | 7.875 | 160 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 | Mar 18, 1997 | Jan 29, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 25, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 15, 1977 | — |
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 42-237-31473 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-237-31473 → 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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