TEXAS · WELLS · NUECES COUNTY · DIX, THOMAS LEASE · API 42-355-31268 · DISTRICT 04
Dix Thomas #9
Nueces County · Agua Dulce (Stone 6800) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Dix Thomas #9 (API 42-355-31268) is a well in Nueces County operated by Alegre Operating Inc., completed July 3, 1985 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 1998.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1978 and 1985, permitted to 8,964 ft.
It was permitted by Gillring Oil Company and has since transferred to Alegre Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio, Vicksburg.
Its lease has reported 14.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gillring Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Corpus Chrsti, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 24, 2026
- Phone
- (361) 882-2050
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Alegre Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Alegre Operating, Inc.through Jul 1994 |
| Latest permit | Gillring Oil CompanyJun 17, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,964
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jun 17, 1985
- last permit issued
- Jul 3, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 14.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 3, 1985
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 1998
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dix, Thomas G-4-117588 | Agua Dulce (Stone 6800) | Alegre Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 14.4K | Jan 1993 – Jul 1994 |
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.
- 1Gillring Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 1994
- 2Lomak Production CompanyJun 1994 → Jul 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 277836-99 | Recompletion | Gillring Oil Company | Aug 5, 1985 | Jun 17, 1985 | — | 8,964 |
| 234902-99 | Recompletion | Gillring Oil Company | Apr 6, 1984 | Apr 9, 1984 | — | 8,964 |
| 19165-99 | Drill | Gillring Oil Company | Feb 28, 1978 | Feb 28, 1978 | Apr 6, 1978 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 1985 | Dix Thomas G-4-117588 | Agua Dulce (Stone 6800) | Alegre Operating Inc. | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jan 1, 1998 | 8,964 |
| — | Dix Thomas G-4-76811 | Agua Dulce (Dix 8900) | Gillring Oil Company | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 86 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 1 | 85 |
| Frio | 3,800 | -3,714 |
| Vicksburg | 6,820 | -6,734 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,756 | 6,764 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,789 | 13.5 | 225 S |
| 7 | 2,827 | 8.75 | 700 S |
| 7 | 7,827 | 8.75 | 850 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Sep 5, 1985 | Jul 18, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Aug 18, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 5, 1978 | — |
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 42-355-31268 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-355-31268 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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