WELL · 42-253-34538 · DISTRICT 7
Carson #1
Jones County · Jones County Regular field · Vertical
Carson #1 (API 42-253-34538) is a plugged well in Jones County, plugged April 23, 2020, last operated by M-Tex Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 1, 2001, permitted to 4,850 ft.
It was permitted by Ckg Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to M-Tex Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Canyon, Strawn.
Its lease has reported 10.2K barrels of oil since August 2001, last reporting in May 2021.
Operator of record
Permitted by CKG Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Merkel, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 23 permits on file · (325) 668-1442
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | M-Tex Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | M-Tex Resources, Inc.through Jul 2015 |
| Latest permit | CKG Energy, Inc.Feb 1, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,850
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 1, 2001
- last permit issued
- Aug 3, 2001
- completed
- 10.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2001 THROUGH May 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 3, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 23, 2020
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson O-8-29020 | Jones County Regular | M-Tex Resources, Inc. | 1 | 10.2K | 0 | Aug 2001 – May 2021 |
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.
- 1CKG Energy, Inc.Aug 2001 → Oct 2002
- 2M-Tex Resources, Inc.Nov 2002 → Jul 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 504845-99 | Drill | CKG Energy, Inc. | Feb 1, 2001 | Feb 1, 2001 | Apr 30, 2001 | 4,850 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-29020 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,794 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,771 | 3,774 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 119 | 11 | 75 S |
| 4.5 | 4,719 | 7.875 | 400 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 | Oct 4, 2001 | Sep 11, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 18, 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 42-253-34538 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-34538 → 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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