WELL · 42-249-32203 · DISTRICT 4
Arnold M. M. #1
Jim Wells County · Reynolds North (5100) field · Vertical
Arnold M. M. #1 (API 42-249-32203) is a plugged well in Jim Wells County, plugged July 12, 2006, last operated by Southern Royalty Inc..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1992 and 1998, permitted to 5,758 ft.
It was permitted by Aurora Resources Corporation and has since transferred to Southern Royalty Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Het, Vicksburg.
Its 3 leases have reported 31.4K barrels of oil and 164K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 2015. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Aurora Resources Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Christ, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2002 · 138 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Southern Royalty Inc. |
| Production reports | Aurora Resources Corporationthrough Dec 2001 |
| Latest permit | Aurora Resources CorporationAug 17, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,758
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 17, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jan 2, 1993
- completed
- 31.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 164K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 2, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 12, 2006
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold, M. M. O-4-12795 | Reynolds, North (5100) | Aurora Resources Corporation | 1 | 20.9K | 36.8K | Aug 1998 – Oct 2015 |
| Arnold, M. M. G-4-147428 | Reynolds, N. (Pundt) | Aurora Resources Corporation | 1 | 0 | 121K | Sep 1993 – Oct 1999 |
| Arnold, M. M. O-4-12143 | Reynolds, North (5100) | Southern Royalty Inc. | 1 | 10.5K | 6.79K | Jan 1993 – Feb 1994 |
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.
- 1Southern Royalty Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 1995
- 2Pexco, Inc. (I)Oct 1995 → Dec 1997
- 3Aurora Resources CorporationAug 1998 → Dec 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 478706-99 | Recompletion | Aurora Resources Corporation | Aug 12, 1998 | Aug 17, 1998 | Aug 17, 1998 | 5,758 |
| 419214-99 | Recompletion | Southern Royalty Inc. | Dec 10, 1993 | Dec 15, 1993 | Nov 5, 1993 | 5,758 |
| 405576-99 | Drill | Southern Royalty Inc. | Nov 2, 1992 | Nov 13, 1992 | — | 5,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-147428 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12143 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12795 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 168 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Het | 3,050 | -2,882 |
| Vicksburg | 5,150 | -4,982 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,109 | 5,112 | Perforated |
| 5,155 | 5,161 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 634 | 12.25 | 290 S |
| 2.875 | 5,687 | 7.875 | 250 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 | Oct 12, 1998 | Sep 11, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 30, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 22, 1994 | Nov 19, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 21, 1994 | Jan 31, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Dec 22, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 26, 1993 | Jan 27, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 3, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-249-32203 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-249-32203 → 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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