TEXAS · WELLS · JIM WELLS COUNTY · API 42-249-31410 · DISTRICT 04
Knox #1
Jim Wells County · Tsesmelis (3400) field · Vertical
Knox #1 (API 42-249-31410) is a plugged well in Jim Wells County, plugged October 26, 1998, last operated by Durst Oil Company.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1981 and 1989, permitted to 8,300 ft.
It was permitted by Abraxas Petroleum Corp. and has since transferred to Durst Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Yegua.
Operator of record
Permitted by Abraxas Petroleum Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Corpus Chrsti, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 31, 2000
- Permits on file
- 18
- Phone
- (361) 888-4741
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Durst Oil Companythrough Feb 1998 |
| Latest permit | Abraxas Petroleum Corp.Nov 21, 1989 |
- 8,300
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 21, 1989
- last permit issued
- Nov 27, 1989
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 30K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 27, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 26, 1998
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knox G-4-132568 | Tsesmelis (3400) | Durst Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 30K | Jan 1993 – Oct 1998 |
| — G-4-96426 | — | — | 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.
- 1Abraxas Production CorporationJan 1993 → Jan 1996
- 2Abraxas Petroleum CorporationFeb 1996 → Jul 1997
- 3Durst Oil CompanyAug 1997 → Feb 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 366601-99 | Recompletion | Abraxas Petroleum Corp. | Nov 17, 1989 | Nov 21, 1989 | — | 8,300 |
| 342124-99 | Recompletion | Abraxas Petroleum Corp. | Feb 1, 1988 | Feb 3, 1988 | — | 8,300 |
| 118141-99 | Drill | Abraxas Petroleum Corp. | May 13, 1981 | May 13, 1981 | — | 8,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 1989 | Knox G-4-132568 | Tsesmelis (3400) | Durst Oil Company | Plugged | — |
| Oct 24, 1981 | Knox G-4-96426 | Alice Deep (Yegua) | Abraxas Petroleum Corporation | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 232 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| YeguaYEGUA (7600) | 7,667 | -7,435 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,498 | 3,508 | Perforated |
| 7,667 | 7,684 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 40 | 25 | 20 S |
| 10.75 | 1,010 | 14.75 | 690 S |
| 7 | 6,004 | 9.875 | 730 S |
| 2.375 | 7,515 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 8,089 | 6.125 | 330 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 19, 1990 | Dec 5, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 11, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 11, 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 42-249-31410 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-249-31410 → 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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