WELL · 42-287-30838 · DISTRICT 3
Dorothy #1
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Dorothy #1 (API 42-287-30838) is a plugged well in Lee County, plugged August 24, 2009, last operated by Texas Vanguard Oil Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 16, 1980, permitted to 9,200 ft.
It was permitted by Spencer & Hutson and has since transferred to Texas Vanguard Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 22.4K barrels of oil and 268K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in November 2009.
Operator of record
Permitted by Spencer & Hutson; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 2, 2013 · 11 permits on file · (512) 331-6781
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texas Vanguard Oil Company |
| Production reports | Texas Vanguard Oil Companythrough Aug 2009 |
| Latest permit | Spencer & HutsonDec 16, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 16, 1980
- last permit issued
- Jul 15, 1981
- completed
- 22.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 268K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 15, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 24, 2009
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy O-3-15167 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Texas Vanguard Oil Company | 1 | 22.4K | 268K | Jan 1993 – Nov 2009 |
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.
- 1Sha-Jam Operating Corp.Jan 1993 → Nov 2003
- 2Texas Vanguard Oil CompanyJan 2004 → Jun 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104684-99 | Drill | Spencer & Hutson | Dec 16, 1980 | Dec 16, 1980 | — | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-15167 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,205 | 8,916 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,750 | 12.25 | 1,500 S |
| 2.375 | 8,150 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,235 | 7.875 | 600 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 12, 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 42-287-30838 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-30838 → 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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