WELL · 42-255-01296 · DISTRICT 2
Short Gas Unit #1
Karnes County · Speary (Myhand 8400) field · Vertical
Short Gas Unit #1 (API 42-255-01296) is a well in Karnes County operated by Sun Exploration & Production CO., completed March 1, 1965.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 30, 1990, permitted to 9,478 ft.
It was permitted by D.R.P. Oil & Gas and has since transferred to Sun Exploration & Production CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 24 barrels of oil and 3 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Sun Exploration & Production Co.
Permitted by D.R.P. Oil & Gas; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 3, 1992 · 1,284 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sun Exploration & Production Co. |
| Production reports | D.R.P. Oil & Gasthrough Mar 1993 |
| Latest permit | D.R.P. Oil & GasMar 30, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,478
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 30, 1990
- last permit issued
- Mar 1, 1965
- completed
- 24
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 1, 1965
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 et AL O-2-7613 | Speary (Wilcox 9400) | D.R.P. Oil & Gas | 1 | 24 | 3 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1D.R.P. Oil & GasJan 1993 → Mar 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 371542-99 | Reenter | D.R.P. Oil & Gas | Mar 28, 1990 | Mar 30, 1990 | — | 9,478 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-7613 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,405 | 8,408 | Perforated |
| 9,421 | 9,436 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 32 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 1,000 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 1,780 | — | 412 S |
| 4.5 | 1,825 | 8.5 | 175 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 16, 1990 | Jul 13, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Oct 1, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 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 42-255-01296 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-255-01296 → 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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