WELL · 42-245-31622 · DISTRICT 3
Shellhammer #1
Jefferson County · Devil (Fault Blk. B U.discorbis) field · Vertical
Shellhammer #1 (API 42-245-31622) is a plugged well in Jefferson County, plugged September 16, 1994, last operated by Torch Operating Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1982 and 1989, permitted to 12,500 ft.
It was permitted by Kilroy Company Of Texas, Inc. and has since transferred to Torch Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Marginulina, Frio, Nonion Struma, Nodosaria.
Operator of record
Permitted by Kilroy Company of Texas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 5, 2001 · 234 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Torch Operating Company |
| Production reports | Torch Operating Companythrough Apr 1994 |
| Latest permit | Kilroy Company of Texas, Inc.Jan 17, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 17, 1989
- last permit issued
- Jan 6, 1989
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 18.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 6, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 16, 1994
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shellhammer G-3-129828 | Devil (Fault Blk. B,u.discorbis) | Torch Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 18.4K | Jan 1993 – Nov 1994 |
| Shellhammer G-3-107648 | Devil (Fault Block B) | Torch Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Aug 1993 |
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.
- 1Torch Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 355170-99 | Recompletion | Kilroy Company of Texas, Inc. | Jan 13, 1989 | Jan 17, 1989 | — | 12,160 |
| 179134-99 | Drill | McCormick Operating Company | Nov 30, 1982 | Nov 30, 1982 | Mar 16, 1983 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-107648 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-129828 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 8 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marginulina | 9,210 | -9,202 |
| FrioTOP FRIO | 9,635 | -9,627 |
| Nonion Struma | 10,794 | -10,786 |
| Nodosaria | 11,165 | -11,157 |
| Discorbis | 12,072 | -12,064 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,812 | 11,820 | Perforated |
| 12,074 | 12,100 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,001 | 17.5 | 2,375 S |
| 9.625 | 9,990 | 12.25 | 625 S |
| 5.5 | 10,148 | 6.5 | 155 S |
| 2.875 | 11,970 | — | — |
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 9, 1989 | Jan 23, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 28, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 19, 1983 | — |
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 42-245-31622 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-245-31622 → 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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