WELL · 42-365-31773 · DISTRICT 6
Gales Wiley #1
Panola County · Gales (6500 Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Gales Wiley #1 (API 42-365-31773) is a plugged well in Panola County, plugged January 14, 2010, last operated by Sonat Exploration Company.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1985 and 1991, permitted to 7,000 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration Company-Mcr and has since transferred to Sonat Exploration Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Blossom, Base Mass. Anhydrite, BMA, Rodessa.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sonat Exploration Company-MCR; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 4, 1999
- Permits on file
- 230
- Phone
- (713) 940-6962
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sonat Exploration Company |
| Production reports | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.through Aug 2009 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company-MCRFeb 25, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Feb 25, 1991
- last permit issued
- Aug 2, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 351K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2010
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 2, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 14, 2010
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gales, Wiley G-6-138697 | Bethany (Pettit 6170) | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 351K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2010 |
| — G-6-130312 | — | — | 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 -TylerFeb 1993 → Apr 1993
- 2Seagull Mid-South, Inc.Oct 1994 → May 1998
- 3Seagull Energy E&P Inc.Jun 1998 → Oct 2000
- 4Ocean Energy, Inc.Nov 2000 → Aug 2003
- 5Devon Louisiana CorporationSep 2003 → Dec 2005
- 6Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Jan 2006 → Aug 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 385101-99 | Recompletion | Sonat Exploration Company-MCR | Feb 25, 1991 | Feb 25, 1991 | Feb 15, 1991 | 7,000 |
| 357419-99 | Recompletion | Sonat Exploration Company | Mar 24, 1989 | Mar 24, 1989 | — | 7,000 |
| 277931-99 | Drill | S M K Energy Corporation | Jun 17, 1985 | Jun 17, 1985 | Jun 26, 1985 | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-130312 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-6-138697 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 337 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Blossom | 1,300 | -963 |
| Base Mass. Anhydrite | 5,030 | -4,693 |
| BMA | 5,030 | -4,693 |
| Rodessa | 5,030 | -4,693 |
| Rodessa | 5,090 | -4,753 |
| James LimeJAMES | 5,530 | -5,193 |
| Pettit | 5,830 | -5,493 |
| Travis Peak | 6,180 | -5,843 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,147 | 6,152 | Perforated |
| 6,336 | 6,354 | Perforated |
| 6,528 | 6,595 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 632 | 12.25 | 400 S |
| 8.625 | 634 | 12.25 | 400 S |
| 5.5 | 6,996 | 7.875 | 375 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 | Jul 24, 1991 | Mar 21, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 17, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 26, 1989 | Mar 28, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 11, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 21, 1986 | Oct 9, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Dec 13, 1985 | Dec 4, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Sep 26, 1985 | Aug 23, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Sep 19, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-365-31773 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-31773 → 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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