WELL · 42-253-34330 · DISTRICT 7
WS-Chancey 16 #1
Jones County · Jefferies Luck (Palo Pinto) field · Producing · Vertical
WS-Chancey 16 #1 (API 42-253-34330) is a well in Jones County operated by Beasley Well Service Inc., completed June 13, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 16, 1996, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Van Operating, Ltd. and has since transferred to Beasley Well Service Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including B/Gunsight, Swastika, Palo Pinto.
Its lease has reported 45.5K barrels of oil and 2.65K mcf of gas since June 1996, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Van Operating, Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tuscola, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · (325) 439-1232
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Beasley Well Service Inc. |
| Production reports | Pony Express Corporate Trustthrough Oct 2025 |
| Latest permit | Van Operating, Ltd.May 16, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 16, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jun 13, 1996
- completed
- 45.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.65K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 13, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS-Chancey "16" O-8-27877 | Jefferies Luck (Palo Pinto) | Beasley Well Service Inc. | 1 | 45.5K | 2.65K | Jun 1996 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 116 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Van Operating, Ltd.Jun 1996 → Mar 2000
- 2Bilbo Wireline Service, Inc.Apr 2000 → Oct 2000
- 3Bilbo OperatingNov 2000 → Mar 2004
- 4M-Tex Resources, Inc.May 2004 → Dec 2008
- 5Couch Oil & Gas, Inc.Apr 2011 → Nov 2013
- 6Sojourner Drilling CorporationMar 2014 → Aug 2015
- 7D.J. & T. EnergyOct 2017 → Mar 2023
- 8Pony Express Corporate TrustApr 2023 → Oct 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 447996-99 | Drill | Van Operating, Ltd. | May 10, 1996 | May 16, 1996 | May 19, 1996 | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-27877 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,743 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B/Gunsight | 2,860 | -1,117 |
| Swastika | 2,940 | -1,197 |
| Palo PintoPALO PINTO REEF | 3,984 | -2,241 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,066 | 4,072 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 174 | 11 | 65 S |
| 4.5 | 4,102 | 7.875 | 710 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 9, 1996 | Jul 1, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 22, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-253-34330 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-34330 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000102854 | H-1 Injection | Not activated | 700 | 1,600 | 3,980–4,098 |
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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