WELL · 42-365-31168 · DISTRICT 6
Black Vera Gas Unit #2
Panola County · Briggs (Upper Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Black Vera Gas Unit #2 (API 42-365-31168) is a plugged well in Panola County, plugged November 30, 1993, last operated by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1990, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration Company and has since transferred to Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Blossom, Paluxy, Massive Anhydrite (marker), James Lime.
Operator of record
Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler
Permitted by Sonat Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 New, filed Jun 29, 1992 · 655 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler |
| Production reports | Sonat Exploration Company -Tylerthrough Nov 1993 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration CompanyJul 13, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 13, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jun 7, 1990
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 513
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 1993
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 7, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 30, 1993
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black, Vera Gas Unit G-6-135341 | Briggs (Upper Travis Peak) | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | 1 | 0 | 513 | Jan 1993 – Nov 1993 |
| — G-6-92383 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJan 1993 → Nov 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 375463-99 | Recompletion | Sonat Exploration Company | Jul 13, 1990 | Jul 13, 1990 | — | 9,900 |
| 88269-99 | Drill | Hurley Petroleum Corporation | Jul 30, 1980 | Jul 30, 1980 | Dec 3, 1980 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-92383 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-6-135341 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 267 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Blossom | 2,245 | -1,978 |
| Paluxy | 3,120 | -2,853 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 4,990 | -4,723 |
| James LimeJAMES | 5,565 | -5,298 |
| Travis Peak | 6,190 | -5,923 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,200 | -7,933 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,481 | 6,486 | Perforated |
| 6,571 | 6,576 | Perforated |
| 9,606 | 9,610 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,100 | 12.25 | 850 S |
| 2.375 | 8,200 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 9,900 | 7.875 | 1,300 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 | Aug 16, 1990 | Jul 18, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 14, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 17, 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 42-365-31168 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-31168 → 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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