WELL · 42-361-30756 · DISTRICT 3
Starks Foundation #1
Orange County · Salt Grass E. (Nodosaria) field · Directional
Starks Foundation #1 (API 42-361-30756) is a plugged well in Orange County, plugged March 13, 2006, last operated by Dominion Expl. & Prod. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 3, 1998, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Tri-C Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Dominion Expl. & Prod. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Nodosaria.
Operator of record
Permitted by Tri-C Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 30, 2007
- Permits on file
- 271
- Phone
- (713) 756-6000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Dominion Expl. & Prod. Inc. |
| Production reports | Dominion Expl. & Prod., Inc.through Feb 2002 |
| Latest permit | Tri-C Resources, Inc.Jun 3, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 3, 1998
- last permit issued
- Aug 19, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.45M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1998 THROUGH Mar 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 19, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 13, 2006
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starks Foundation G-3-170351 | Salt Grass, E. (Nodosaria) | Dominion Expl. & Prod., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.45M | Aug 1998 – Mar 2006 |
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.
- 1Tri-C Resources, Inc.Aug 1998 → Feb 2000
- 2CNG Producing CompanyMar 2000 → May 2000
- 3Dominion Expl. & Prod., Inc.Jun 2000 → Feb 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 476835-99 | Drill | Tri-C Resources, Inc. | Jun 3, 1998 | Jun 3, 1998 | Jun 24, 1998 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 1998 | Starks Foundation G-3-170351 | Salt Grass E. (Nodosaria) | Dominion Expl. & Prod. Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 27 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Nodosaria | 7,989 | -7,962 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,015 | 8,020 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,206 | 11 | 365 S |
| 4.5 | 8,213 | 7.875 | 745 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 | Nov 3, 1998 | Aug 28, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 22, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-361-30756 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-361-30756 → 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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