WELL · 42-327-31094 · DISTRICT 7
Powell John A. #1
Menard County · Wildcat field · Vertical
Powell John A. #1 (API 42-327-31094) is a well in Menard County operated by Nordan Oil & Gas Corporation, completed January 4, 2011.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 24, 2010, permitted to 3,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Home Creek, Harkey Lime, Goen.
Its 2 leases have reported 207K barrels of oil since January 2011, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2018 · 96 permits on file · (325) 672-2604
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Nordan Oil & Gas Corporation |
| Production reports | Geosurveys, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Nordan Oil & Gas CorporationNov 24, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 24, 2010
- last permit issued
- Jan 4, 2011
- completed
- 207K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 4, 2011
- 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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powell, John A. O-9-17754 | John P (Ellenburger) | Geosurveys, Inc. | 4 | 199K | 0 | Feb 2011 – Jul 2026 |
| Powell, John A. O-9-17370 | Wildcat | Nordan Oil & Gas Corporation | 1 | 8.22K | 0 | Jan 2011 – Aug 2013 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 5,329 · prior 12 7,142(-25%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Nordan Oil & Gas CorporationFeb 2011 → Dec 2016
- 2Geosurveys, Inc.Jan 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 705391-98 | Recompletion | Nordan Oil & Gas Corporation | Mar 5, 2013 | Nov 24, 2010 | Dec 9, 2010 | 3,000 |
| 705391-99 | Drill | Nordan Oil & Gas Corporation | Nov 15, 2010 | Nov 24, 2010 | Dec 9, 2010 | 3,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-17370 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-17754 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,268 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Home Creek | 1,796 | 472 |
| Harkey Lime | 2,741 | -473 |
| Goen | 2,910 | -642 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,967 | 2,971 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 340 | 11 | 195 S |
| 4.5 | 2,996 | 7.875 | 600 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 6, 2013 | Aug 14, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Oct 25, 2011 | Feb 16, 2011 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 27, 2011 | — | — |
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 42-327-31094 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-327-31094 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
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