WELL · 42-287-30578 · DISTRICT 3
Knox-Shepard #1
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Vertical
Knox-Shepard #1 (API 42-287-30578) is a plugged well in Lee County, plugged October 12, 1985, last operated by W C S Petroleum Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 25, 1979, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Zonergy, Inc. and has since transferred to W C S Petroleum Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Chalk.
Operator of record
Permitted by Zonergy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 15, 1987 · 38 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | W C S Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Zonergy, Inc.Oct 25, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 25, 1979
- last permit issued
- Dec 3, 1979
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 3, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 12, 1985
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62870-99 | Drill | Zonergy, Inc. | Oct 25, 1979 | Oct 25, 1979 | — | 10,000 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 291 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Chalk | 8,454 | -8,163 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,460 | 8,621 | Perforated |
| 8,786 | 9,072 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 390 | 8.75 | 390 S |
| 9.625 | 1,060 | 12.25 | 1,060 S |
| 9.625 | 3,995 | 12.25 | 1,060 S |
| 2.375 | 8,724 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,400 | 8.75 | 390 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 | Aug 10, 1984 | Jul 25, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Aug 9, 1984 | Jul 25, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 14, 1980 | — |
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 42-287-30578 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-30578 → 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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