WELL · 42-253-31951 · DISTRICT 7
Carter #1
Jones County · Milstead (Strawn) field · Vertical
Carter #1 (API 42-253-31951) is a plugged well in Jones County, plugged June 26, 2012, last operated by D.J. & T. Energy.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 27, 1981, permitted to 5,800 ft.
It was permitted by Texas American Oil Corp. and has since transferred to D.J. & T. Energy on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 10.2K barrels of oil and 2.54K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2012.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texas American Oil Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 10 permits on file · (325) 370-4947
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | D.J. & T. Energy |
| Production reports | Tahoe Exploration Inc.through Jul 2008 |
| Latest permit | Texas American Oil Corp.Jul 27, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 27, 1981
- last permit issued
- Nov 19, 1981
- completed
- 10.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.54K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 19, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 26, 2012
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter O-8-18120 | Milstead (Strawn) | D.J. & T. Energy | 1 | 10.2K | 2.54K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2012 |
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.
- 1Yucca Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 2006
- 2Tahoe Exploration Inc.Feb 2006 → Jul 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127297-99 | Drill | Texas American Oil Corp. | Jul 27, 1981 | Jul 27, 1981 | — | 5,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-18120 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,248 | 5,270 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 282 | 11 | 190 S |
| 2.375 | 5,335 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,341 | 7.875 | 800 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 | Nov 23, 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 42-253-31951 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-31951 → 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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