WELL · 42-297-35136 · DISTRICT 2
Dirks #1
Live Oak County · Dinero West (Pettus) field · NO Production · Vertical
Dirks #1 (API 42-297-35136) is a well in Live Oak County operated by Dirks Petroleum Company, completed August 13, 2013 and listed as no production on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 12, 2012, permitted to 6,200 ft.
It was permitted by Choice Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Dirks Petroleum Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Lucille, Hockley, Pettus, Yegua.
Its lease has reported 2.97K barrels of oil and 31.6K mcf of gas since July 2013, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Choice Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Beeville, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 23 permits on file · (361) 362-7888
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Dirks Petroleum Company |
| Production reports | Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc.through Mar 2016 |
| Latest permit | Choice Exploration, Inc.Jun 12, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 12, 2012
- last permit issued
- Aug 13, 2013
- completed
- 2.97K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 31.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2013 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 13, 2013
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirks O-2-10658 | Dinero, West (Pettus) | Dirks Petroleum Company | 1 | 2.97K | 31.6K | Jul 2013 – 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.
- 1Choice Exploration, Inc.Jul 2013 → Nov 2013
- 2Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc.Dec 2013 → Mar 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 738615-99 | Drill | Choice Exploration, Inc. | Apr 19, 2012 | Jun 12, 2012 | Jun 17, 2013 | 6,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-10658 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 98 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Lucille | 4,249 | -4,151 |
| Hockley | 4,440 | -4,342 |
| Pettus | 4,950 | -4,852 |
| Yegua | 5,178 | -5,080 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,970 | 4,980 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 593 | 12.25 | 265 S |
| 4.5 | 5,444 | 7.875 | 930 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 23, 2013 | Sep 16, 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 42-297-35136 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-35136 → 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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