WELL · 42-249-32482 · DISTRICT 4
DE Young #1
Jim Wells County · Miller & Fox (Hockley 4875) field · Vertical
De Young #1 (API 42-249-32482) is a plugged well in Jim Wells County, plugged May 21, 2010, last operated by Lighthouse Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 16, 2005, permitted to 7,000 ft.
It was permitted by Lighthouse Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Lighthouse Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Hockley, Pettis, Yegua.
Operator of record
Permitted by Lighthouse Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Corpus Christ, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 1, 2020
- Permits on file
- 15
- Phone
- (361) 241-3664
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Lighthouse Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Lighthouse Operating, Inc.through Apr 2010 |
| Latest permit | Lighthouse Exploration, Inc.Aug 16, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 16, 2005
- last permit issued
- Oct 25, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 512K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2005 THROUGH Jul 2010
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 25, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 21, 2010
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE Young G-4-216016 | Miller & Fox (Hockley 4875) | Lighthouse Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 512K | Oct 2005 – Jul 2010 |
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.
- 1Lighthouse Exploration, Inc.Oct 2005 → May 2007
- 2Lighthouse Operating, Inc.Jun 2007 → Apr 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 604983-98 | Drill | Lighthouse Exploration, Inc. | Mar 2, 2006 | Aug 16, 2005 | Sep 26, 2005 | 6,409 |
| 604983-99 | Drill | Lighthouse Exploration, Inc. | Aug 15, 2005 | Aug 16, 2005 | — | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-216016 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 371 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Hockley | 4,865 | -4,494 |
| Pettis | 5,611 | -5,240 |
| Yegua | 6,268 | -5,897 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,868 | 4,872 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 747 | 12.25 | 370 S |
| 4.5 | 6,409 | 7.875 | 1,280 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 | Sep 20, 2006 | Nov 17, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | May 24, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-249-32482 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-249-32482 → 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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