WELL · 42-387-30368 · DISTRICT 5
Ward Joe M. #1
Red River County · Shelton (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Ward Joe M. #1 (API 42-387-30368) is a plugged well in Red River County, plugged May 29, 1997, last operated by Townes Don.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 23, 1986, permitted to 5,600 ft.
It was permitted by Ward'S Oil & Gas CO. Inc. and has since transferred to Townes Don on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Paluxy, Cotton Valley.
Its lease has reported 417 barrels of oil and 5 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 1998.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ward's Oil & Gas Co. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Clarksville, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2015 · 11 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Townes Don |
| Production reports | Townes, Donthrough May 1996 |
| Latest permit | Ward's Oil & Gas Co. Inc.May 23, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 23, 1986
- last permit issued
- Jun 19, 1986
- completed
- 417
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 19, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 29, 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward, Joe M. O-5-3018 | Shelton (Cotton Valley) | Townes, Don | 1 | 417 | 5 | Jan 1993 – Sep 1998 |
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.
- 1Townes, DonMar 1995 → May 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 302434-99 | Drill | Ward's Oil & Gas Co. Inc. | May 23, 1986 | May 23, 1986 | Jun 17, 1986 | 5,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-5-3018 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 404 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Paluxy | 2,060 | -1,656 |
| Cotton Valley | 5,224 | -4,820 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,224 | 5,232 | Perforated |
| 5,224 | 5,234 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 200 | 12.5 | 75 S |
| 4.5 | 5,580 | 7.875 | — |
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 | Feb 24, 1988 | Jan 8, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Jul 20, 1987 | Feb 17, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 14, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-387-30368 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-387-30368 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/38730368, documented in the API reference.