WELL · 42-239-31672 · DISTRICT 2
Powell Sam #1
Jackson County · EL Toro S.W. (6506) field · Vertical
Powell Sam #1 (API 42-239-31672) is a plugged well in Jackson County, plugged December 8, 1995, last operated by Carter Exploration Company.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1981 and 1987, permitted to 6,912 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Oakville, Catahoula, Discorbis, Het.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Corpus Christ, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 19, 2015
- Permits on file
- 215
- Phone
- (361) 991-4362
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Carter Exploration Company |
| Production reports | Carter Exploration Companythrough Jun 1994 |
| Latest permit | Carter Exploration CompanyMar 5, 1987 |
- 6,912
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Mar 5, 1987
- last permit issued
- Sep 7, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 76.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 7, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 8, 1995
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powell, Sam G-2-123495 | EL Toro, SW. (5450) | Carter Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 76.8K | Jan 1993 – Dec 1995 |
| — O-2-6209 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Carter Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Jun 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 327101-99 | Recompletion | Carter Exploration Company | Feb 26, 1987 | Mar 5, 1987 | — | 6,912 |
| 177824-99 | Recompletion | Carter Exploration Company | Nov 22, 1982 | Nov 22, 1982 | — | 6,912 |
| 170653-99 | Recompletion | Carter Exploration Company | Sep 1, 1982 | Sep 1, 1982 | — | 6,912 |
| 130080-99 | Drill | Carter Exploration Company | Aug 13, 1981 | Aug 13, 1981 | — | 6,912 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-123495 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-6209 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 56 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,249 | 5,253 | Perforated |
| 5,463 | 5,465 | Perforated |
| 5,853 | 5,856 | Perforated |
| 6,506 | 6,508 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 732 | 13.5 | 435 S |
| 2.375 | 5,237 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 5,732 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 6,454 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 6,855 | 8.5 | 1,360 S |
| 4.5 | 6,855 | 7.875 | 1,400 S |
| 4.5 | — | 7.875 | 1,360 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 | Feb 27, 1992 | Jan 10, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Mar 27, 1987 | Feb 25, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 14, 1987 | — | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 20, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 23, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 7, 1981 | — |
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 42-239-31672 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-239-31672 → 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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