WELL · 42-365-31027 · DISTRICT 6
Lawless W.E. #Z-1A
Panola County · Bethany (Blossom) field · Producing · Vertical
Lawless W.E. #Z-1A (API 42-365-31027) is a well in Panola County operated by Elms Oil Company, completed April 18, 1980 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 1, 1979, permitted to 2,000 ft.
It was permitted by Nelson, Jackie D. and has since transferred to Elms Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Nelson, Jackie D.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Kilgore, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 1 permits on file · (903) 841-8402
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Elms Oil Company |
| Production reports | Elms Oil Companythrough Nov 2025 |
| Latest permit | Nelson, Jackie D.Oct 1, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 1, 1979
- last permit issued
- Apr 18, 1980
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 879K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 18, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawless, W.E. G-6-87446 | Bethany (Blossom) | Elms Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 879K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,558 · prior 12 16,452(-91%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Hawkeye Drilling Co.Aug 1994 → Nov 2011
- 2Black Gold Prod. Services, Inc.Mar 1999 → Jun 2000
- 3Evergreen Operating Co., Ltd.Dec 2011 → Mar 2012
- 4Endurance Oil & Gas, Inc.Jun 2015 → Apr 2023
- 5Brangus Energy LLCMay 2023 → Aug 2025
- 6Elms Oil CompanyOct 2025 → Nov 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59364-99 | Drill | Nelson, Jackie D. | Oct 1, 1979 | Oct 1, 1979 | — | 2,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-87446 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,925 | 1,964 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,925 | 7.875 | 350 S |
| 1.25 | 1,925 | — | — |
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 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 6, 1980 | — |
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 42-365-31027 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-31027 → 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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