WELL · 42-297-35090 · DISTRICT 2
Zephyr #1
Live Oak County · Clayton (Queen City) field · Vertical
Zephyr #1 (API 42-297-35090) is a plugged well in Live Oak County, plugged April 22, 2015, last operated by Modern Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 19, 2012, permitted to 6,900 ft.
It was permitted by Ellsworth, H. P. O&G Properties and has since transferred to Modern Exploration Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Cole, Queen City, Wilcox.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ellsworth, H. P. O&G Properties; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Sherman, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 195 permits on file · (903) 893-1129
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Modern Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | Modern Exploration, Inc.through Mar 2015 |
| Latest permit | Ellsworth, H. P. O&G PropertiesJan 19, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 19, 2012
- last permit issued
- May 30, 2012
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 14.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2012 THROUGH Apr 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 30, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 22, 2015
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zephyr G-2-274971 | Clayton (Queen City) | Modern Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 14.4K | May 2012 – Apr 2015 |
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.
- 1Ellsworth, H. P. O&G PropertiesJun 2012 → Jun 2012
- 2Modern Exploration, Inc.Feb 2013 → Mar 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 731500-98 | Drill | Ellsworth, H. P. O&G Properties | Apr 9, 2013 | Jan 19, 2012 | Mar 31, 2012 | 6,900 |
| 731500-99 | Drill | Ellsworth, H. P. O&G Properties | Jan 11, 2012 | Jan 19, 2012 | Mar 31, 2012 | 6,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-274971 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 303 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cole | 1,930 | -1,627 |
| Queen City | 4,775 | -4,472 |
| Wilcox | 6,330 | -6,027 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,193 | 5,196 | Perforated |
| 5,206 | 5,210 | Perforated |
| 5,228 | 5,234 | Perforated |
| 5,296 | 5,300 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 772 | 12.25 | 335 S |
| 4.5 | 5,470 | 7.875 | 512 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 | Dec 8, 2014 | Apr 4, 2013 | Yes |
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 42-297-35090 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-35090 → 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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