WELL · 42-355-00793 · DISTRICT 4
Thompson J. A. #21
Nueces County · Riverside East (5000 Sd.) field · Vertical
Thompson J. A. #21 (API 42-355-00793) is a plugged well in Nueces County, plugged March 11, 2005, last operated by Atapco.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1989 and 2001, permitted to 4,994 ft.
It was permitted by Tema Oil And Gas Company and has since transferred to Atapco on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including 2300 Sand, Sinton Sand, Lopez Sand.
Its 2 leases have reported 51.1K barrels of oil and 32.3K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 2005. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Tema Oil and Gas Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 1, 1999 · 445 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Atapco |
| Production reports | Tema Oil and Gas Companythrough Aug 2001 |
| Latest permit | Tema Oil and Gas CompanySep 13, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,994
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 13, 2001
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 51.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 32.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 11, 2005
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Unit G-4-184606 | Riverside, East (4600) | Tema Oil and Gas Company | 1 | 0 | 672 | Jul 2001 – Apr 2005 |
| Thompson Unit O-4-11688 | Riverside (Lopez Sand) | Tema Oil and Gas Company | 1 | 51.1K | 31.6K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2002 |
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 Resources Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 1995
- 2Bargo Energy CompanyOct 1995 → Oct 1996
- 3AtapcoNov 1996 → Nov 1998
- 4Tema Oil and Gas, LLCJan 1999 → Feb 1999
- 5Tema Oil and Gas CompanyMar 1999 → Aug 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 513585-99 | Recompletion | Tema Oil and Gas Company | Sep 13, 2001 | Sep 13, 2001 | Jul 25, 2001 | 4,949 |
| 365049-99 | Recompletion | Plains Resources Inc. | Oct 12, 1989 | Oct 16, 1989 | — | 4,994 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-184606 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-11688 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| 2300 Sand | 2,225 |
| Sinton Sand | 4,820 |
| Lopez Sand | 4,950 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,863 | 4,867 | Perforated |
| 4,950 | 4,960 | Perforated |
| — | 5,006 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 625 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 641 | — | 400 S |
| 2 | 4,963 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,168 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,184 | — | 400 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 | Oct 18, 2001 | Aug 24, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 28, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 19, 1989 | Oct 12, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 1, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-355-00793 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-355-00793 → 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
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/35500793, documented in the API reference.