WELL · 42-239-30690 · DISTRICT 2
Volkmer #1
Jackson County · Texana (5700) field · Vertical
Volkmer #1 (API 42-239-30690) is a plugged well in Jackson County, plugged September 17, 1999, last operated by Expando Oil Company.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1986 and 1996, permitted to 6,819 ft.
It was permitted by Ctr Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Expando Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by CTR Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 3, 1992 · 186 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Expando Oil Company |
| Production reports | CTR Petroleum, Inc.through Mar 1999 |
| Latest permit | CTR Petroleum, Inc.Mar 1, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,819
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 1, 1996
- last permit issued
- Apr 27, 1976
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 316K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 27, 1976
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 17, 1999
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volkmer G-2-157866 | Texana (Miocene 4200) | CTR Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 109K | Mar 1996 – Sep 1999 |
| Volkmer G-2-126867 | Texana (5000) | CTR Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 207K | Jan 1993 – Oct 1998 |
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.
- 1CTR Petroleum, Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 444577-99 | Recompletion | CTR Petroleum, Inc. | Feb 7, 1996 | Mar 1, 1996 | Mar 6, 1996 | 6,819 |
| 340461-99 | Recompletion | Expando Oil Company | Dec 21, 1987 | Dec 22, 1987 | — | 6,819 |
| 302494-99 | Recompletion | Expando Oil Company | May 22, 1986 | May 23, 1986 | — | 6,819 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-126867 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-157866 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,513 | 4,516 | Perforated |
| 5,032 | 5,036 | Perforated |
| 5,605 | 5,607 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,529 | 12.25 | 790 S |
| 4.5 | 5,770 | 7.875 | 455 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 | Jul 1, 1996 | Mar 21, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 14, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | May 9, 1988 | Feb 3, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Apr 14, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 10, 1986 | Aug 20, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 5, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 4, 1976 | — |
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 42-239-30690 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-239-30690 → 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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