WELL · 42-329-32449 · DISTRICT 8
Drake 31 #6
Midland County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Drake 31 #6 (API 42-329-32449) is a plugged well in Midland County, plugged June 5, 2020, last operated by Dacott Oil & Gas LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 28, 1991, permitted to 8,550 ft.
It was permitted by Plains Petroleum Operating CO. and has since transferred to Dacott Oil & Gas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Spraberry, Jo Mill.
Its 2 leases have reported 104K barrels of oil and 369K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 2023. The leases carry 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Plains Petroleum Operating Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Pampa, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 3, 2011 · 4 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Dacott Oil & Gas LLC |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Sep 2019 |
| Latest permit | Plains Petroleum Operating Co.Aug 28, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,550
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 28, 1991
- last permit issued
- Oct 4, 1991
- completed
- 104K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 369K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 4, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 5, 2020
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 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake 31B O-10-40361 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 1.4K | 29.2K | Apr 2010 – May 2023 |
| Drake 31 O-10-32913 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Dacott Oil & Gas, LLC | 8 | 103K | 340K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2011 |
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.
- 1Plains Petroleum Operating Co.Jan 1993 → Jan 2000
- 2Rim Operating, Inc.Feb 2000 → Aug 2001
- 3Dean Energy, Inc.Sep 2001 → Oct 2007
- 4Dacott Oil & Gas, LLCNov 2007 → Mar 2010
- 5Berry Oil Comp.Apr 2010 → Feb 2014
- 6XTO Energy Inc.Sep 2019 → Sep 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 391343-99 | Drill | Plains Petroleum Operating Co. | Aug 28, 1991 | Aug 28, 1991 | Aug 29, 1991 | 8,550 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-32913 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-40361 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,772 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 6,638 | -3,866 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK LIME | 7,119 | -4,347 |
| SpraberryUPPER SPRABERRY | 7,516 | -4,744 |
| SpraberryMIDDLE SPRABERRY | 7,760 | -4,988 |
| SpraberryLOWER SPRABERRY | 8,112 | -5,340 |
| Jo Mill | 8,412 | -5,640 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,518 | 7,725 | Perforated |
| 7,518 | 8,475 | Perforated |
| 8,132 | 8,475 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 349 | 17.5 | 380 S |
| 8.625 | 4,306 | 11 | 385 S |
| 5.5 | 8,584 | 7.875 | 720 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 12, 2014 | Dec 27, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Jan 3, 2011 | Mar 18, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 8, 1992 | Mar 18, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 25, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-329-32449 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-329-32449 → 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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