WELL · 42-365-31169 · DISTRICT 6
Sipes #1
Panola County · Beckville (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Sipes #1 (API 42-365-31169) is a plugged well in Panola County, plugged April 15, 2008, last operated by Buffco Production Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 31, 1980, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Arkla Exploration CO. and has since transferred to Buffco Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Arkla Exploration Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Longview, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 14, 2025
- Permits on file
- 397
- Phone
- (903) 988-8199
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Buffco Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Buffco Production Inc.through May 2003 |
| Latest permit | Arkla Exploration Co.Jul 31, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 31, 1980
- last permit issued
- Sep 29, 1982
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 140K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 29, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 15, 2008
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sipes G-6-96435 | Beckville (Cotton Valley) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 0 | 140K | Jan 1993 – Nov 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.
- 1Dallas Production, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1994
- 2Moon Operating, Inc.Jul 1994 → Oct 1998
- 3Silver Oak Operating, Inc.Nov 1998 → Dec 1999
- 4Fredonia Resources Inc.Mar 2000 → Sep 2000
- 5Silver Pines Energy Corp.Oct 2000 → Jan 2002
- 6Buffco Production Inc.Feb 2002 → May 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88457-99 | Drill | Arkla Exploration Co. | Jul 31, 1980 | Jul 31, 1980 | Aug 23, 1980 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 1982 | Sipes G-6-96435 | Beckville (Cotton Valley) | Buffco Production Inc. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,071 | 10,352 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 70 | — | — |
| 8.625 | 2,900 | 12.25 | 1,230 S |
| 2.375 | 10,080 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 10,470 | 7.875 | 1,400 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 2, 1981 | Yes |
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 42-365-31169 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-31169 → 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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