WELL · 42-373-30685 · DISTRICT 3
Barnes #1
Polk County · Copeland Creek E. (Mt. Jackson) field · Vertical
Barnes #1 (API 42-373-30685) is a plugged well in Polk County, plugged February 20, 2026, last operated by Vanco Oil & Gas Corp..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued September 21, 1987, permitted to 3,000 ft.
It was permitted by Lauritzen Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Vanco Oil & Gas Corp. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Miocene (undifferentiated).
Operator of record
Permitted by Lauritzen Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · (325) 677-1991
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vanco Oil & Gas Corp. |
| Production reports | Jandar Exploration, L. C.through Jun 1995 |
| Latest permit | Lauritzen Energy, Inc.Sep 21, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 21, 1987
- last permit issued
- Aug 4, 1988
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 26.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 4, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 20, 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes G-3-128477 | Copeland Creek, E. (Mt. Jackson) | Vanco Oil & Gas Corp. | 1 | 0 | 26.8K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2026 |
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.
- 1Lauritzen Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 1993
- 2Oakland Energy CorporationOct 1993 → Jun 1994
- 3Jandar ExplorationJul 1994 → Dec 1994
- 4Jandar Exploration, L. C.Apr 1995 → Jun 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 335975-97 | Drill | Lauritzen Energy, Inc. | Sep 22, 1988 | Sep 21, 1987 | — | 3,000 |
| 335975-98 | Drill | Lauritzen Energy, Inc. | Nov 13, 1987 | Sep 21, 1987 | — | 3,000 |
| 335975-99 | Drill | Lauritzen Energy, Inc. | Sep 15, 1987 | Sep 21, 1987 | — | 3,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-128477 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 168 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 3,005 | -2,837 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,803 | 2,805 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 812 | 12.25 | 407 S |
| 4.5 | 3,005 | 7.875 | 270 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 | Oct 10, 1988 | Aug 19, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Oct 6, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 20, 1988 | Apr 21, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 4, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-373-30685 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-373-30685 → 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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