WELL · 42-291-31720 · DISTRICT 3
Davis Thos. E. #78
Liberty County · Esperson Dome field · Injection · Vertical
Davis Thos. E. #78 (API 42-291-31720) is a well in Liberty County operated by Jay Management Company LLC, completed November 1, 2022 and listed as injection on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 16, 1983, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. and has since transferred to Jay Management Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 11 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Top Basil Miocene, Frio, Basil Frio.
Its lease has reported 165K barrels of oil and 480K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 41 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 814K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through November 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 26 permits on file · (713) 417-6530
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Jay Management Company LLC |
| Production reports | Jay Management Company, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Nov 16, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 16, 1983
- last permit issued
- Nov 1, 2022
- completed
- 165K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 480K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 1, 2022
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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; they carry 41 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis, Thos. E. O-3-1381 | Esperson Dome | Jay Management Company, LLC | 41 | 165K | 480K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 882 · prior 12 810(+9%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 85 · prior 12 2,746(-97%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Bledsoe Petro CorporationJan 1993 → Jul 2000
- 2Phoenix Hydrocarbons OperatingAug 2000 → Sep 2008
- 3Jay Management Company, LLCOct 2008 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 220716-99 | Drill | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Nov 14, 1983 | Nov 16, 1983 | — | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-1381 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 66 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE - DISPOSAL | 2,500 | -2,434 |
| Top Basil Miocene | 3,610 | -3,544 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASE MIOCENE | 4,010 | -3,944 |
| FrioFRIO UPPER | 4,205 | -4,139 |
| FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL | 4,370 | -4,304 |
| FrioMIDDLE FRIO | 4,780 | -4,714 |
| Basil Frio | 5,350 | -5,284 |
| Salt Dome - Disposal | 10,770 | -10,704 |
| CaprockCAPROCK - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Hull - Disposal | — | — |
| JacksonJACKSON - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Oligocene - Disposal | — | — |
| VicksburgVICKSBURG - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| YeguaYEGUA - DISPOSAL | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,780 | 5,106 | Perforated |
| 5,350 | 5,670 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,102 | 17.5 | 1,745 S |
| 5.5 | 5,259 | — | — |
| 8.625 | 5,350 | 12.25 | 2,500 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 | Jul 25, 2023 | Dec 8, 2022 | — |
| 00 | Jul 27, 1984 | Jun 29, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jul 26, 1984 | Jun 29, 1984 | — |
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 42-291-31720 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-291-31720 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 814K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 26.8M
- bbl, all reported
- Nov 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000050690 | W-14 Disposal | Active | 15,000 | 2,390 | 4,780–5,106 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 813,530 · prior 12 784,273(+4%)
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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