WELL · 42-363-32609 · DISTRICT 7
Shires #1
Palo Pinto County · Mineral Wells S.(r-Gcongl) field · Vertical
Shires #1 (API 42-363-32609) is a plugged well in Palo Pinto County, plugged April 4, 2011, last operated by Vantage Fort Worth Energy LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 26, 1981, permitted to 4,900 ft.
It was permitted by Mckenzie Operating Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Vantage Fort Worth Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Strawn, Conglomerates.
Operator of record
Permitted by McKenzie Operating Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Pittsburgh, PA · P-5 Y, filed May 12, 2020 · 599 permits on file · (800) 926-1759
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vantage Fort Worth Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Vantage Fort Worth Energy LLCthrough Oct 2009 |
| Latest permit | McKenzie Operating Company, Inc.Mar 26, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 26, 1981
- last permit issued
- Aug 5, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 5, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 4, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shires G-8-94759 | Mineral Wells, S.(r-Gcongl) | Vantage Fort Worth Energy LLC | 1 | 0 | 20.4K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2011 |
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.
- 1Hexagon Oil and Gas Inc.Aug 1996 → Oct 2000
- 2Telesis Operating Co., Inc.Jul 2001 → Jul 2008
- 3Vantage Fort Worth Energy LLCAug 2008 → Oct 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113280-99 | Drill | McKenzie Operating Company, Inc. | Mar 26, 1981 | Mar 26, 1981 | — | 4,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-94759 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,031 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Strawn | 2,800 | -1,769 |
| Conglomerates | 4,240 | -3,209 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,241 | 4,250 | Perforated |
| 4,410 | 4,420 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 550 | 9.75 | 295 S |
| 2.375 | 4,340 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,550 | 7.875 | — |
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 | Sep 19, 1996 | Aug 21, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 4, 1981 | — |
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 42-363-32609 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-32609 → 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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