WELL · 42-289-30497 · DISTRICT 5
Ellis B #1
Leon County · Bear Grass (Travis Peak) field · SWR-10-Well · Vertical
Ellis B #1 (API 42-289-30497) is a well in Leon County operated by Valence Operating Company, completed November 7, 2009 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 2008, permitted to 10,500 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Bac, Buda, Goodland, Rodessa.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
- 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Valence Operating CompanyMay 27, 2008 |
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 27, 2008
- last permit issued
- Nov 7, 2009
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 418K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 7, 2009
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis -B- G-5-97935 | Bear Grass (Pettit) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 418K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Ellis "B" G-5-253554 | Bear Grass (Travis Peak) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Nov 2009 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,960 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Valence Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 661083-99 | Recompletion | Valence Operating Company | May 2, 2008 | May 27, 2008 | Nov 5, 2009 | 10,500 |
| 145795-99 | Drill | TXO Production Corp. | Dec 29, 1981 | Dec 29, 1981 | — | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2009 | Ellis B G-5-253554 | Bear Grass (Travis Peak) | Valence Operating Company | SWR-10-Well · shut in Nov 1, 2009 | 10,500 |
| Nov 7, 2009 | Ellis -B- G-5-97935 | Bear Grass (Pettit) | Valence Operating Company | Producing | 10,500 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 441 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Bac | 4,850 | -4,409 |
| Buda | 5,623 | -5,182 |
| Goodland | 6,254 | -5,813 |
| Rodessa | 8,056 | -7,615 |
| Pettit | 8,779 | -8,338 |
| Travis Peak | 9,252 | -8,811 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,778 | 9,030 | Perforated |
| 9,262 | 9,278 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 80 | 20 | 8 S |
| 8.625 | 1,400 | 11 | 750 S |
| 2.375 | 8,715 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 10,500 | 7.875 | 1,025 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 | Mar 3, 2010 | Dec 10, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Dec 21, 2009 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 3, 1982 | — |
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 42-289-30497 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-289-30497 → 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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