WELL · 42-249-30979 · DISTRICT 4
Schaeffer Ranch #E 6
Jim Wells County · Vertical
Schaeffer Ranch #E 6 (API 42-249-30979) is a permitted well in Jim Wells County filed by Dale Operations, LLC; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1978 and 2008, permitted to 5,500 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, Hockley, Pettus.
Its 3 leases have reported 9.1K barrels of oil and 182K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Dickinson, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 9, 2011 · 9 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Dale Operations, LLCthrough Oct 2008 |
| Latest permit | Dale Operations, LLCSep 29, 2008 |
- 5,500
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Sep 29, 2008
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 9.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 182K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaeffer Ranch -E- O-4-6189 | Romero Trap (R) | Dale Operations, LLC | 4 | 9.1K | 34.1K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Schaeffer Ranch E G-4-187718 | Romero Trap (Pettus) | Dale Operations, LLC | 1 | 0 | 148K | Oct 2001 – Dec 2010 |
| — G-4-124908 | — | — | 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.
- 1Baker PetroleumJan 1993 → Apr 1994
- 2Pine Island Production CompanyJul 1994 → Dec 1995
- 3Austin Resources CorporationJan 1996 → Apr 1998
- 4Dale Operations, LLCOct 2001 → Oct 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 669570-99 | Recompletion | Dale Operations, LLC | Aug 21, 2008 | Sep 29, 2008 | — | 5,150 |
| 512585-99 | Recompletion | Dale Operations, LLC | Aug 15, 2001 | Oct 3, 2001 | Oct 4, 2001 | 5,150 |
| 332970-99 | Recompletion | Baker, Tersh-Baker Petroleum Co. | Jul 16, 1987 | Aug 21, 1987 | — | 5,150 |
| 38306-99 | Drill | Champlin Petroleum Co. | Dec 7, 1978 | Dec 7, 1978 | Dec 13, 1978 | 5,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-124908 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-187718 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-6189 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 348 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,260 | 4,270 | Perforated |
| 4,888 | 4,896 | Perforated |
| 4,964 | 4,968 | Perforated |
| 5,087 | 5,097 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 533 | 12.25 | 310 S |
| 8.625 | 542 | 12.25 | — |
| 2.375 | 4,190 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 4,211 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,150 | 7.875 | 415 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 | May 30, 2002 | Dec 28, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 2, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 21, 1990 | Jan 12, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Feb 17, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 12, 1987 | Jul 13, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 30, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 13, 1979 | — |
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 42-249-30979 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-249-30979 → 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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