WELL · 42-249-30455 · DISTRICT 4
Orville Dennis #1C
Jim Wells County · Orange Grove (3400) field · Vertical
Orville Dennis #1C (API 42-249-30455) is a plugged well in Jim Wells County, plugged January 18, 2002, last operated by Norgas Energy.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 10, 1979, permitted to 3,489 ft.
It was permitted by Total Exploration CO. and has since transferred to Norgas Energy on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Total Exploration Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Lakehills, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Norgas Energy |
| Production reports | Norgas Energythrough May 1998 |
| Latest permit | Total Exploration Co.May 10, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,489
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 10, 1979
- last permit issued
- Apr 7, 1976
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 30.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2002
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 7, 1976
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 18, 2002
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orville Dennis G-4-66677 | Orange Grove (3400) | Norgas Energy | 1 | 0 | 30.7K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2002 |
| Orville Dennis Unit G-4-82538 | Orange Grove (2950) | Norgas Energy | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jan 2002 |
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.
- 1McGuffin, Joe S. Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 1993
- 2Mansfield, Norman H.Oct 1993 → Jul 1994
- 3Norgas EnergyAug 1994 → May 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48267-99 | Other | Total Exploration Co. | May 10, 1979 | May 10, 1979 | — | 3,489 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-66677 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-82538 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,901 | 2,902 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3,396 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 3,488 | 7.875 | 660 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 12, 1984 | Jun 5, 1979 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 14, 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 42-249-30455 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-249-30455 → 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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