WELL · 42-317-33982 · DISTRICT 8
Opal #1
Martin County · Ackerly (Pennsylvanian) field · Vertical
Opal #1 (API 42-317-33982) is a well in Martin County operated by Mcshane J. Inc., completed October 8, 1994.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1994 and 1995, permitted to 9,700 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Spraberry, L. Spraberry, Dean, Canyon.
Its 2 leases have reported 36K barrels of oil and 33.5K mcf of gas since October 1994, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 9, 2004 · 50 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | McShane J. Inc. |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Nov 2024 |
| Latest permit | McShane, J. Inc.Sep 15, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,700
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 15, 1995
- last permit issued
- Oct 8, 1994
- completed
- 36K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 33.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 8, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opal O-11-67456 | Ackerly (Dean Sand) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 28.7K | 28.7K | Oct 1995 – Jul 2026 |
| Opal O-11-67317 | Ackerly (Pennsylvanian) | McShane, J. Inc. | 1 | 7.35K | 4.84K | Oct 1994 – Jan 1996 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 302(-100%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 610(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1McShane, J. Inc.Oct 1994 → Oct 1995
- 2Vista Resources, Inc. (A)Nov 1995 → Feb 2000
- 3Prize Operating CompanyMar 2000 → Mar 2002
- 4Gruy Petroleum Management Co.Apr 2002 → Aug 2002
- 5Spindletop Oil & Gas CompanySep 2002 → Feb 2022
- 6Callon Petroleum Operating CoMar 2022 → Jul 2024
- 7Apache CorporationSep 2024 → Nov 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 439835-99 | Recompletion | McShane, J. Inc. | Sep 13, 1995 | Sep 15, 1995 | Oct 15, 1995 | 8,800 |
| 427549-98 | Drill | McShane, J. Inc. | Nov 16, 1994 | Aug 31, 1994 | — | 9,515 |
| 427549-99 | Drill | McShane, J. Inc. | Aug 30, 1994 | Aug 31, 1994 | Sep 14, 1994 | 9,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-67317 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-67456 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,771 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,366 | 8,456 | Perforated |
| 9,490 | 9,515 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 338 | 17.5 | 400 S |
| 8.625 | 3,550 | 11 | 1,100 S |
| 5.5 | 9,490 | 7.875 | 500 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 | Nov 22, 1995 | Oct 23, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 6, 1995 | Nov 16, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 15, 1994 | Nov 16, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 22, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-317-33982 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-33982 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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