WELL · 42-283-30816 · DISTRICT 1
Nelson #1
LA Salle County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Nelson #1 (API 42-283-30816) is a plugged horizontal well in La Salle County, plugged October 3, 1987, last operated by Taylor M. W. Inc..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1981 and 1991, permitted to 7,800 ft.
It was permitted by Tide West Oil Company and has since transferred to Taylor M. W. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Anacacho, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 6.71K barrels of oil and 2.46K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Tide West Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 15, 1989 · 11 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Taylor M. W. Inc. |
| Production reports | Texan Production Company, Inc.through May 1997 |
| Latest permit | Tide West Oil CompanyJan 3, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,800
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jan 3, 1991
- last permit issued
- Aug 26, 1981
- completed
- 6.71K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.46K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 26, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 3, 1987
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson -C- O-1-12353 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Crystal Resources, Inc | 1 | 6.71K | 2.46K | 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.
- 1Tide West Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 1994
- 2Senora Resources, Inc.Jan 1995 → Sep 1995
- 3Texan Production Company, Inc.Oct 1995 → May 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 383019-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Tide West Oil Company | Jan 3, 1991 | Jan 3, 1991 | Jan 5, 1991 | 7,500 |
| 360890-99 | Reenter | Sandia Energy Corporation-NM | Jun 27, 1989 | Jun 27, 1989 | — | 7,400 |
| 129683-99 | Drill | North Texas Petroleum, Inc. | Aug 11, 1981 | Aug 11, 1981 | — | 7,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12353 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 530 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacacho | 6,500 | -5,970 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,850 | -6,320 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,870 | -6,340 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,845 | 7,272 | Perforated |
| 6,845 | 7,309 | Open hole |
| 6,848 | 7,077 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 326 | 12.25 | 175 S |
| 7 | 6,845 | 8.75 | 925 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 | May 14, 1991 | Mar 28, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 8, 1990 | Nov 17, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Dec 14, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 2, 1981 | — |
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 42-283-30816 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-283-30816 → 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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