WELL · 42-289-30331 · DISTRICT 5
Russell A #1
Leon County · Bear Grass (Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Russell A #1 (API 42-289-30331) is a plugged well in Leon County, plugged January 31, 2022, last operated by Valence Operating Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1985, permitted to 15,550 ft.
It was permitted by Txo Production Corp. and has since transferred to Valence Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 21 formation tops, including Wilcox, Nacatoch, Pecan Gas, Austin Chalk.
Operator of record
Permitted by TXO Production Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Kingwood, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 990
- Phone
- (281) 359-3659
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Valence Operating Company |
| Production reports | Valence Operating Companythrough Dec 2019 |
| Latest permit | TXO Production Corp.Jul 10, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,550
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 10, 1985
- last permit issued
- Aug 28, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 227K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 28, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 31, 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell "A" G-5-118330 | Bear Grass (Travis Peak) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 227K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2022 |
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.
- 1Marathon Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Sep 1993
- 2Valence Operating CompanyMar 1994 → Dec 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 279835-99 | Recompletion | TXO Production Corp. | Jul 10, 1985 | Jul 10, 1985 | — | 15,500 |
| 48903-99 | Drill | Texas Oil & Gas Corp. | May 21, 1979 | May 21, 1979 | Jun 6, 1979 | 15,550 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-118330 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 505 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxBASE WILCOX | 1,800 | -1,295 |
| Nacatoch | 2,633 | -2,128 |
| Pecan Gas | 3,555 | -3,050 |
| Austin Chalk | 4,275 | -3,770 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 4,875 | -4,370 |
| Woodbine | 5,305 | -4,800 |
| Buda | 5,668 | -5,163 |
| Georgetown | 5,795 | -5,290 |
| Ft. Worth | 6,060 | -5,555 |
| Duck Creek | 6,162 | -5,657 |
| Goodland | 6,357 | -5,852 |
| Paluxy | 6,740 | -6,235 |
| Glen RoseUPPER GLEN ROSE | 7,002 | -6,497 |
| Anhyd. Stringer | 7,622 | -7,117 |
| Bma/Rodessa | 8,200 | -7,695 |
| James LimeJAMES | 8,780 | -8,275 |
| Pine Island | 8,892 | -8,387 |
| Pettit | 8,946 | -8,441 |
| Travis Peak | 9,332 | -8,827 |
| Cotton Valley | 12,060 | -11,555 |
| Bossier | 13,390 | -12,885 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,438 | 9,442 | Perforated |
| 13,348 | 13,370 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 80 | 17.5 | 8 S |
| 9.625 | 2,216 | 12.25 | 650 S |
| 2.875 | 13,081 | — | — |
| 7 | 13,684 | 8.75 | 1,250 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 | Oct 18, 1985 | Sep 25, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Oct 12, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 16, 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 42-289-30331 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-289-30331 → 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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