WELL · 42-313-30786 · DISTRICT 3
Starnes #1
Madison County · Ft. Trinidad SW. (Buda) field · Horizontal
Starnes #1 (API 42-313-30786) is a plugged horizontal well in Madison County, plugged July 26, 2024, last operated by Palmer Petroleum Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 29, 2004, permitted to 9,600 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Woodbine, Dexter, Buda.
Its 2 leases have reported 491K barrels of oil and 1.13M mcf of gas since March 2005, last reporting in March 2025. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Shreveport, LA
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 16, 2024
- Permits on file
- 304
- Phone
- (318) 222-0517
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Palmer Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | Palmer Petroleum Inc.through Jul 2024 |
| Latest permit | Palmer Petroleum Inc.Dec 29, 2004 |
- 9,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 29, 2004
- last permit issued
- Mar 15, 2005
- completed
- 491K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.13M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2005 THROUGH Mar 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 15, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 26, 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starnes O-3-25733 | Fort Trinidad, East (Buda) | Palmer Petroleum Inc. | 1 | 349K | 969K | Apr 2012 – Mar 2025 |
| Starnes O-3-24692 | Ft. Trinidad, SW. (Buda) | Palmer Petroleum Inc. | 1 | 141K | 165K | Mar 2005 – Jun 2012 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 8(-100%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Palmer Petroleum Inc.Mar 2005 → Jul 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 555361-99 | Drill | Palmer Petroleum Inc. | Dec 27, 2004 | Dec 29, 2004 | Dec 31, 2004 | 9,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-24692 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-25733 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 238 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 8,080 | -7,842 |
| Woodbine | 8,560 | -8,322 |
| Dexter | 9,090 | -8,852 |
| Buda | 9,420 | -9,182 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,516 | 13,429 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,610 | 12.25 | 800 S |
| 7 | 9,516 | 8.75 | 650 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 29, 2012 | Mar 21, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 23, 2005 | Mar 21, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 23, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-313-30786 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-313-30786 → 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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