WELL · 42-253-34523 · DISTRICT 7
Steele #1
Jones County · Nora Melinda (King Sand) field · Vertical
Steele #1 (API 42-253-34523) is a plugged well in Jones County, plugged November 20, 2017, last operated by Schkade Bros. Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 7, 2000, permitted to 3,000 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including King.
Its lease has reported 14.6K barrels of oil since February 2001, last reporting in April 2018.
Operator of record
Schkade Bros. Operating Company
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 8, 2022 · 184 permits on file · (325) 668-7367
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Schkade Bros. Operating Company |
| Production reports | Schkade Bros. Operating Companythrough Jul 2017 |
| Latest permit | Schkade Bros. Operating CompanyNov 7, 2000 |
- 3,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 7, 2000
- last permit issued
- Feb 1, 2001
- completed
- 14.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2001 THROUGH Apr 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 1, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 20, 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steele O-8-28938 | Nora Melinda (King Sand) | Schkade Bros. Operating Company | 1 | 14.6K | 0 | Feb 2001 – Apr 2018 |
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.
- 1Schkade Bros. Operating CompanyFeb 2001 → Jul 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501584-99 | Drill | Schkade Bros. Operating Company | Nov 3, 2000 | Nov 7, 2000 | Nov 22, 2000 | 3,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-28938 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,761 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| King | 2,960 | -1,199 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,963 | 2,965 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 113 | 11 | 85 S |
| 4.5 | 2,995 | 7.875 | 375 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 | Jun 15, 2001 | Mar 1, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 23, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-253-34523 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-34523 → 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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