WELL · 42-285-31961 · DISTRICT 2
Janak Unit #1
Lavaca County · Menking (Kubena) field · Vertical
Janak Unit #1 (API 42-285-31961) is a plugged well in Lavaca County, plugged April 13, 1995, last operated by Plum Oil & Gas.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 10, 1986, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Puls, W. L. and has since transferred to Plum Oil & Gas on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.
Operator of record
Permitted by Puls, W. L.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Plum, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 9, 2012
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Plum Oil & Gas |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Puls, W. L.Mar 10, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 10, 1986
- last permit issued
- Jul 28, 1986
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 28, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 13, 1995
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janak Unit O-2-7195 | Menking (Kubena) | Plum Oil & Gas | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2003 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 299489-99 | Drill | Puls, W. L. | Aug 2, 1985 | Mar 10, 1986 | — | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-7195 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 359 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 5,300 | -4,941 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,950 | 8,965 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,377 | 12.25 | 427 S |
| 5 | 8,973 | 7.875 | 295 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 | Dec 8, 1986 | Nov 12, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 1, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-285-31961 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-31961 → 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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