TEXAS · WELLS · JACK COUNTY · MARTIN, ROYCE W. LEASE · API 42-237-38295 · DISTRICT 7C
Martin Royce W. #1
Jack County · Lost Valley (Caddo) field · Horizontal
Martin Royce W. #1 (API 42-237-38295) is a plugged horizontal well in Jack County, plugged December 7, 2011, last operated by Best Petroleum Explorations Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 2, 1997, permitted to 5,300 ft.
It was permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Best Petroleum Explorations Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Caddo, Atoka.
Its lease has reported 25.9K barrels of oil and 23.6K mcf of gas since October 1997, last reporting in March 2012.
Operator of record
Best Petroleum Explorations Inc.
Permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Jacksboro, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 19, 2026
- Permits on file
- 251
- Phone
- (940) 567-2661
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Best Petroleum Explorations Inc. |
| Production reports | Mitchell Energy Company L.P.through Jan 2002 |
| Latest permit | Mitchell Energy CorporationJul 2, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 2, 1997
- last permit issued
- Oct 20, 1997
- completed
- 25.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 23.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1997 THROUGH Mar 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 20, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 7, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin, Royce W. O-13-29422 | Lost Valley (Caddo) | Best Petroleum Explorations,inc. | 1 | 25.9K | 23.6K | Oct 1997 – Mar 2012 |
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.
- 1Mitchell Energy CorporationOct 1997 → Dec 2000
- 2Mitchell Energy Company L.P.Jan 2001 → Oct 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 464487-99 | Drill | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Jul 2, 1997 | Jul 2, 1997 | Jul 9, 1997 | 5,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 1997 | Martin Royce W. O-13-29422 | Lost Valley (Caddo) | Best Petroleum Explorations Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,134 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,691 | 5,706 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 343 | 12.25 | 225 S |
| 4.5 | 4,692 | 7.875 | 325 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 15, 1998 | Dec 9, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 8, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-237-38295 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-237-38295 → 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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