WELL · 42-293-31144 · DISTRICT 5
Sadler #1
Limestone County · Prairie Grove (Cotton Valley) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Sadler #1 (API 42-293-31144) is a well in Limestone County operated by M. E. Operating & Services Inc., completed November 20, 1996 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 7, 1996, permitted to 11,300 ft.
It was permitted by Reef Exploration, Inc. (A-1) and has since transferred to M. E. Operating & Services Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Cotton Valley, Bossier.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
M. E. Operating & Services Inc.
Permitted by Reef Exploration, Inc. (A-1); the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2026 · 99 permits on file · (817) 980-5613
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | M. E. Operating & Services Inc. |
| Production reports | M. E. Operating & Services, Inc.through Aug 2017 |
| Latest permit | Reef Exploration, Inc. (A-1)May 7, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 7, 1996
- last permit issued
- Nov 20, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 279K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 20, 1996
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sadler G-5-161189 | Prairie Grove (Cotton Valley) | M. E. Operating & Services, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 279K | Nov 1996 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Reef Exploration, Inc. (A-1)Nov 1996 → Jul 1998
- 2M. E. Operating & Services, Inc.Aug 1998 → Aug 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 447851-99 | Drill | Reef Exploration, Inc. (A-1) | May 7, 1996 | May 7, 1996 | Jul 24, 1996 | 11,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-161189 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 499 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY SAND | 9,015 | -8,516 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 9,800 | -9,301 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 10,740 | -10,241 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,735 | 10,966 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,520 | 12.25 | 482 S |
| 4.5 | 11,133 | 8.75 | 1,105 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 | Feb 6, 1997 | Dec 6, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 30, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-293-31144 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-293-31144 → 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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