WELL · 42-351-30803 · DISTRICT 3
Gemini #1
Newton County · Newton S. (Kurth Sand) field · Directional
Gemini #1 (API 42-351-30803) is a plugged well in Newton County, plugged May 11, 2011, last operated by Wapiti Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 7, 2007, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by Delta Exploration Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Wapiti Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Jackson, Cockfield, Kurth.
Operator of record
Permitted by Delta Exploration Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 27, 2019
- Permits on file
- 122
- Phone
- (713) 365-8500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wapiti Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Delta Exploration Company, Inc.through Sep 2009 |
| Latest permit | Delta Exploration Company, Inc.Mar 7, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 7, 2007
- last permit issued
- Nov 2, 2007
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 70K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2007 THROUGH May 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 2, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 11, 2011
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini G-3-233864 | Newton, S. (Kurth Sand) | Wapiti Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 70K | Nov 2007 – May 2011 |
| Gemini O-3-25049 | Wildcat | Delta Exploration Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 2007 – Apr 2008 |
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.
- 1Delta Exploration Company, Inc.Nov 2007 → Sep 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 634438-99 | Drill | Delta Exploration Company, Inc. | Mar 1, 2007 | Mar 7, 2007 | Jun 7, 2007 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-233864 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-25049 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 55 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson | 5,601 | -5,546 |
| Cockfield | 6,939 | -6,884 |
| Kurth | 7,609 | -7,554 |
| Kurth | 7,619 | -7,564 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,610 | 7,615 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,243 | 8.625 | 1,015 S |
| 8.625 | 3,243 | 11 | 1,015 S |
| 5.5 | 8,107 | 7.875 | 960 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 | Feb 13, 2009 | Feb 6, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 6, 2009 | Sep 17, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 14, 2008 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 10, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-351-30803 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-351-30803 → 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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