WELL · 42-351-30781 · DISTRICT 3
Delta Old Salem Unit #1
Newton County · Wildcat field · Directional
Delta Old Salem Unit #1 (API 42-351-30781) is a permitted well in Newton County filed by Delta Exploration Company, Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 10, 2006, permitted to 12,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Wilcox, Wilcox1, 10800 Sd.
Its 2 leases have reported 39.3K barrels of oil and 155K mcf of gas since June 2006, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Delta Exploration Company Inc.
- Based in
- Denver, CO
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 21, 2009
- Permits on file
- 133
- Phone
- (303) 820-0192
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Delta Exploration Company Inc. |
| Production reports | HD Operating Co, LLCthrough Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Delta Exploration Company, Inc.Apr 10, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 10, 2006
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 39.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 155K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Old Salem Unit O-3-24909 | Newton | HD Operating Co, LLC | 1 | 39.3K | 155K | Jun 2006 – Jul 2026 |
| Delta Old Salem Unit O-3-24897 | Wildcat | Delta Exploration Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jun 2006 – Dec 2006 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 443 · prior 12 380(+17%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 130(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Delta Exploration Company, Inc.Jun 2006 → Aug 2010
- 2Wapiti Operating, LLCSep 2010 → Feb 2013
- 3Argent Energy (US) Holdings Inc.Mar 2013 → May 2016
- 4BXP Operating, LLCJun 2016 → Sep 2023
- 584 Energy LLCOct 2023 → Oct 2025
- 6HD Operating Co, LLCDec 2025 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 617295-98 | Drill | Delta Exploration Company, Inc. | Apr 14, 2006 | Apr 10, 2006 | Apr 18, 2006 | 12,000 |
| 617295-99 | Drill | Delta Exploration Company, Inc. | Apr 10, 2006 | Apr 10, 2006 | Apr 17, 2006 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-24897 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-24909 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 50 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,790 | 9,945 | Perforated |
| 10,296 | 10,445 | Perforated |
| 10,922 | 11,106 | Perforated |
| 10,932 | 11,106 | Perforated |
| 11,226 | 11,259 | Perforated |
| 11,428 | 11,602 | Perforated |
| 11,748 | 11,752 | Perforated |
| 11,804 | 11,808 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 5,441 | 12.25 | 1,310 S |
| 5.5 | 11,986 | 8.75 | 910 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 | Apr 10, 2007 | Oct 31, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Mar 7, 2007 | Aug 7, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 7, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 27, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-351-30781 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-351-30781 → 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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