WELL · 42-285-33019 · DISTRICT 2
Sherman #1
Lavaca County · Lavaca River field · Vertical
Sherman #1 (API 42-285-33019) is a plugged well in Lavaca County, plugged July 1, 2008, last operated by DJ Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2003 and 2004, permitted to 2,500 ft.
It was permitted by Garrison Ltd and has since transferred to DJ Exploration Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio.
Operator of record
Permitted by Garrison Ltd; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 23 permits on file · (210) 861-4200
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | DJ Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | DJ Exploration, Inc.through Sep 2007 |
| Latest permit | Garrison LtdApr 5, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 5, 2004
- last permit issued
- May 21, 2003
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 67.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2003 THROUGH Jun 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 21, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 1, 2008
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman G-2-207914 | Hope, NE. (1100) | DJ Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 49.2K | Sep 2004 – Jun 2008 |
| Sherman G-2-196973 | Lavaca River | DJ Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 18K | May 2003 – Oct 2004 |
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.
- 1DJ Exploration, Inc.May 2003 → Sep 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 544034-99 | Recompletion | Garrison Ltd | Apr 2, 2004 | Apr 5, 2004 | — | 1,300 |
| 531438-99 | Drill | DJ Exploration, Inc. | May 2, 2003 | May 2, 2003 | May 12, 2003 | 2,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-196973 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-207914 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 156 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 270 | -114 |
| Frio | 2,290 | -2,134 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,099 | 1,101 | Perforated |
| 2,183 | 2,185 | Perforated |
| 2,186 | 2,188 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 266 | 12.25 | 150 S |
| 2.875 | 1,446 | 7.875 | 600 S |
| 2.875 | 2,185 | 7.875 | 30 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 9, 2007 | Apr 19, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Aug 15, 2005 | Dec 3, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | May 3, 2005 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 10, 2003 | Jun 27, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 8, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-285-33019 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-33019 → 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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