WELL · 42-285-31608 · DISTRICT 2
Barnes Leon B Gas Unit #1
Lavaca County · Word N. (Edwards) field · Vertical
Barnes Leon B Gas Unit #1 (API 42-285-31608) is a plugged well in Lavaca County, plugged August 24, 2011, last operated by Howell Drilling Inc..
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1981 and 1993, permitted to 16,576 ft.
Operator of record
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 22, 2001 · 176 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Howell Drilling Inc. |
| Production reports | Parker & Parsley Development L.Pthrough Dec 1995 |
| Latest permit | Howell Drilling, Inc.Mar 5, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 16,576
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Mar 5, 1993
- last permit issued
- Feb 21, 1983
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 25.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 21, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 24, 2011
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes, Leon "B" G-2-144894 | Charlie Daubert (8550) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 25.3K | Feb 1993 – Aug 2011 |
| Barnes, Leon -B- Lease G-2-109039 | Jansky (Wilcox) | Howell Drilling, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 6 | Jan 1993 – Feb 1993 |
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.
- 1Howell Drilling, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1993
- 2Parker & Parsley Development Co.Feb 1994 → Feb 1995
- 3Parker & Parsley Development L.PMar 1995 → Dec 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 409373-99 | Recompletion | Howell Drilling, Inc. | Feb 26, 1993 | Mar 5, 1993 | Feb 5, 1993 | 8,666 |
| 229437-99 | Recompletion | Howell Drilling, Inc. | Jan 23, 1984 | Feb 14, 1984 | — | 16,576 |
| 197367-99 | Recompletion | Howell Drilling, Inc. | Jun 6, 1983 | Jun 6, 1983 | — | 16,576 |
| 134332-99 | Drill | Howell Drilling, Inc. | Sep 24, 1981 | Sep 24, 1981 | — | 16,576 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-109039 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-144894 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,648 | 8,653 | Perforated |
| 8,661 | 8,663 | Perforated |
| 9,622 | 9,630 | Perforated |
| 9,676 | 9,680 | Perforated |
| 13,646 | 13,656 | Perforated |
| 16,100 | 16,120 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,944 | 17.5 | 1,390 S |
| 9.625 | 10,120 | 15.25 | 775 S |
| 2.875 | 13,613 | — | — |
| 2.875 | 15,842 | — | — |
| 5 | 16,288 | 6 | 225 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 | Jul 16, 1993 | Mar 11, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 30, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 23, 1984 | Jan 24, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Mar 2, 1984 | Jan 24, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 9, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 14, 1982 | — |
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 42-285-31608 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-31608 → 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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