WELL · 42-253-32830 · DISTRICT 7
O Kelly Othell #1
Jones County · Pitzer (5100 Sand) field · Vertical
O Kelly Othell #1 (API 42-253-32830) is a plugged well in Jones County, plugged January 28, 2014, last operated by Merit Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 22, 1983, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Fisk Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Strawn, Ellenburger.
Its lease has reported 6.07K barrels of oil and 1.34K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2014.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fisk Petroleum Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1,049 permits on file · (972) 628-1559
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Plantation Operating, LLCthrough Jun 2011 |
| Latest permit | Fisk Petroleum CorporationDec 22, 1983 |
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
- Dec 22, 1983
- last permit issued
- Jan 18, 1984
- completed
- 6.07K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.34K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 18, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 28, 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Kelly, Othell O-8-20825 | Pitzer (5100 Sand) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 6.07K | 1.34K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2014 |
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.
- 1Taylor, J. S. Inc.Jan 1994 → Jan 1994
- 2L.C.S. Production CompanyJun 2006 → Apr 2009
- 3Plantation Operating, LLCMay 2009 → Jun 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 224258-99 | Drill | Fisk Petroleum Corporation | Dec 7, 1983 | Dec 22, 1983 | Dec 14, 1983 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-20825 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,825 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Strawn | 4,250 | -2,425 |
| Ellenburger | 5,311 | -3,486 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,062 | 5,071 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 157 | 12.25 | 100 S |
| 4.5 | 5,600 | 7.875 | 260 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 | Mar 22, 1984 | Jan 31, 1984 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 15, 1984 | Jan 31, 1984 | — |
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 42-253-32830 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-32830 → 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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