WELL · 42-247-31949 · DISTRICT 4
East A. K. #1
Jim Hogg County · Black Diamond (Pettus I) field · Vertical
East A. K. #1 (API 42-247-31949) is a plugged well in Jim Hogg County, plugged September 15, 2006, last operated by Dao Oil And Gas.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 23, 1991, permitted to 4,800 ft.
It was permitted by Texas Meridian Operating CO.,Inc and has since transferred to Dao Oil And Gas on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Pettus.
Its lease has reported 3.78K barrels of oil and 379 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texas Meridian Operating Co.,inc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Carrizo Spgs, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 2, 2025 · 3 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Dao Oil and Gas |
| Production reports | Dao Oil and Gasthrough Sep 1997 |
| Latest permit | Texas Meridian Operating Co.,incMay 23, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 23, 1991
- last permit issued
- Jun 20, 1991
- completed
- 3.78K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 379
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 20, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 15, 2006
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East, A. K. O-4-11955 | Black Diamond (Pettus I) | Dao Oil and Gas | 2 | 3.78K | 379 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Transfuel Resources CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 1993
- 2Tracer Energy, Inc.May 1993 → Jul 1994
- 3Dao Oil and GasAug 1994 → Sep 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 388258-99 | Drill | Texas Meridian Operating Co.,inc | May 23, 1991 | May 23, 1991 | May 29, 1991 | 4,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-11955 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 544 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pettus | 4,500 | -3,956 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,550 | 4,559 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 512 | 12.25 | 190 S |
| 5.5 | 1,750 | 7.875 | 610 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 | Aug 23, 1991 | Jul 15, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 22, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-247-31949 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-247-31949 → 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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