WELL · 42-261-31143 · DISTRICT 4
Russell Billie S. et AL #1ST
Kenedy County · Wildcat field · Sidetrack
Russell Billie S. ET AL #1ST (API 42-261-31143) is a plugged well in Kenedy County, plugged August 5, 1997, last operated by Amerada Hess Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended 3 times), issued November 17, 1993, permitted to 20,000 ft.
It was permitted by Houston Exploration Company, The and has since transferred to Amerada Hess Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg.
Operator of record
Permitted by Houston Exploration Company, The; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 6, 2006 · 835 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Amerada Hess Corporation |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Brooklyn Union Explor. Co., Inc.Nov 17, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 20,000
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Nov 17, 1993
- last permit issued
- Dec 1, 1994
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1994 THROUGH Sep 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 1, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 5, 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell, Billie S. et AL O-4-12460 | Wildcat | Amerada Hess Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Dec 1994 – Sep 1997 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 418101-95 | Drill · sidetrack | Houston Exploration Company, The | Nov 18, 1994 | Nov 17, 1993 | Sep 22, 1994 | 15,000 |
| 418101-96 | Drill · sidetrack | Brooklyn Union Explor. Co., Inc. | Jul 25, 1994 | Nov 17, 1993 | — | 15,000 |
| 418101-97 | Drill | Brooklyn Union Explor. Co., Inc. | Mar 30, 1994 | Nov 17, 1993 | — | 20,000 |
| 418101-99 | Drill | Brooklyn Union Explor. Co., Inc. | Nov 10, 1993 | Nov 17, 1993 | — | 16,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-12460 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 49 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 14,590 | 14,600 | Perforated |
| 14,601 | 14,621 | Perforated |
| 14,621 | 14,641 | Perforated |
| 14,642 | 14,662 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 60 | — | — |
| 13.375 | 3,000 | 17.5 | 2,235 S |
| 9.625 | 11,482 | 12.25 | 1,046 S |
| 7.625 | 14,478 | 8.5 | 500 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 28, 1995 | Feb 13, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | May 30, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-261-31143 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-261-31143 → 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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