WELL · 42-249-31332 · DISTRICT 4
Shaeffer Ranch #1
Jim Wells County · Romero Trap (Pettus) field · Vertical
Shaeffer Ranch #1 (API 42-249-31332) is a plugged well in Jim Wells County, plugged April 20, 2007, last operated by Dale Operations LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 21, 1980, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Carter Exploration Company and has since transferred to Dale Operations LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 104 barrels of oil and 2.78K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2007.
Operator of record
Permitted by Carter Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dickinson, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 31, 2011
- Permits on file
- 9
- Phone
- (281) 337-1529
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Dale Operations LLC |
| Production reports | Dale Operations, LLCthrough Sep 2002 |
| Latest permit | Carter Exploration CompanyNov 21, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 21, 1980
- last permit issued
- Jun 26, 1981
- completed
- 104
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.78K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2007
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 26, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 20, 2007
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaeffer Ranch O-4-9947 | Romero Trap (Pettus) | Dale Operations, LLC | 1 | 104 | 2.78K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2007 |
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.
- 1Dale Operations, LLCMar 2002 → Sep 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102315-99 | Drill | Carter Exploration Company | Nov 21, 1980 | Nov 21, 1980 | Jan 21, 1981 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-9947 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,054 | 5,059 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 632 | 13.75 | 460 S |
| 2.375 | 4,980 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,190 | 7.875 | 1,065 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 | Oct 9, 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 42-249-31332 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-249-31332 → 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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