WELL · 42-249-31979 · DISTRICT 4
Steele #1
Jim Wells County · Premont East (Zone 18-A) field · Vertical
Steele #1 (API 42-249-31979) is a plugged well in Jim Wells County, plugged February 25, 2019, last operated by Jetta Operating Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 16, 1986, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Flournoy Production CO. and has since transferred to Jetta Operating Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 53.6K barrels of oil and 32.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2019.
Operator of record
Permitted by Flournoy Production Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 605 permits on file · (817) 312-8504
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Jetta Operating Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Jetta Operating Company, Inc.through Feb 2019 |
| Latest permit | Flournoy Production Co.Jul 16, 1986 |
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
- Jul 16, 1986
- last permit issued
- Oct 31, 2007
- completed
- 53.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 32.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 31, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 25, 2019
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steele O-4-11114 | Premont, East (Zone 18-A) | Jetta Operating Company, Inc. | 1 | 53.6K | 32.7K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2019 |
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.
- 1Flournoy Production Co.Jan 1993 → Dec 2002
- 2Dewbre Petroleum CorporationJan 2003 → May 2004
- 3Acock/Anaqua Operating Co., LPJun 2004 → Jun 2007
- 4Triad Energy CorporationNov 2007 → Oct 2011
- 5Jetta Operating Company, Inc.Nov 2011 → Feb 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 304166-99 | Drill | Flournoy Production Co. | Jul 11, 1986 | Jul 16, 1986 | Aug 2, 1986 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-11114 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,877 | 3,883 | Perforated |
| 4,751 | 4,759 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 835 | 12.25 | 435 S |
| 8.625 | 836 | 12.25 | 435 S |
| 4.5 | 5,256 | 7.875 | 945 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 | Feb 21, 2008 | Dec 18, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Oct 20, 1986 | Sep 29, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 13, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-249-31979 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-249-31979 → 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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