WELL · 42-297-34194 · DISTRICT 2
Sparkman #1
Live Oak County · Clay West S.W. (15 250 Sand field · Vertical
Sparkman #1 (API 42-297-34194) is a plugged well in Live Oak County, plugged December 16, 2004, last operated by Vastar Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 1996, permitted to 16,000 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox, Slicksand, Top Of Slick Sd.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 30, 2001
- Permits on file
- 328
- Phone
- (281) 366-7061
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vastar Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | Synergy Oil & Gas, Inc. (A)through Aug 2000 |
| Latest permit | Vastar Resources, Inc.Oct 25, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 16,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 25, 1996
- last permit issued
- Oct 2, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 601K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1996 THROUGH Dec 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 2, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 16, 2004
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparkman G-2-161081 | Clay West, S.W. (Wilcox 13500) | Penn Virginia Oil & Gas Corp. | 1 | 0 | 571K | Oct 1996 – Dec 2004 |
| Sparkman G-2-160693 | Clay West,s.w. (15,250 Sand | Vastar Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 30K | Oct 1996 – Oct 1996 |
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.
- 1Vastar Resources, Inc.Oct 1996 → Sep 1999
- 2Synergy Oil & Gas, Inc. (A)Dec 1999 → Aug 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 454363-99 | Recompletion | Vastar Resources, Inc. | Oct 25, 1996 | Oct 25, 1996 | Oct 25, 1996 | 15,175 |
| 447972-99 | Drill | Vastar Resources, Inc. | May 10, 1996 | May 10, 1996 | May 19, 1996 | 16,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-160693 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-161081 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 233 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 6,140 | -5,907 |
| WilcoxTOP OF WILCOX | 8,930 | -8,697 |
| Wilcox | 8,930 | -8,697 |
| Slicksand | 9,090 | -8,857 |
| Top of Slick SD | 9,090 | -8,857 |
| Top of Slick SD | 9,090 | -8,857 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,587 | 13,602 | Perforated |
| 13,608 | 13,622 | Perforated |
| 14,112 | 14,183 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,202 | 17.5 | 1,570 S |
| 9.625 | 8,717 | 12.25 | 1,870 S |
| 5.5 | 12,356 | 9.625 | 415 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 4, 1997 | Nov 6, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 3, 1997 | Nov 26, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Jan 23, 1997 | Oct 17, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 15, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 5, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-297-34194 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-34194 → 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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