WELL · 42-399-31827 · DISTRICT 7
Vogelsang #1
Runnels County · Ballinger (Palo Pinto) field · Vertical
Vogelsang #1 (API 42-399-31827) is a plugged well in Runnels County, plugged August 9, 2012, last operated by R & R Well Service.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1997, permitted to 4,200 ft.
It was permitted by Smail, James R. and has since transferred to R & R Well Service on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including T/Palo Pinto, T/Garner Lm..
Its 2 leases have reported 21.5K barrels of oil and 25.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Smail, James R.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 5, 2003 · 9 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | R & R Well Service |
| Production reports | R & R Well Service, Inc.through Oct 2011 |
| Latest permit | Smail, James R.Mar 25, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 25, 1997
- last permit issued
- Apr 28, 1981
- completed
- 21.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 25.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 28, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 9, 2012
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; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vogelsang O-9-14593 | Ballinger (Gardner) | R & R Well Service, Inc. | 1 | 18.4K | 25.3K | May 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| Vogelsang O-9-8918 | Ballinger (Palo Pinto) | R & R Well Service | 2 | 3.06K | 84 | Jan 1993 – Oct 2000 |
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.
- 1Taylor, Frank Well ServiceJan 1993 → Nov 1994
- 2Smail, James R.Dec 1994 → Dec 1998
- 3R & R Well ServiceJan 1999 → Nov 2002
- 4R & R Well Service, Inc.Dec 2002 → Oct 2011
- 5Big D Energy CompanyMar 2007 → Jan 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 460139-99 | Recompletion | Smail, James R. | Mar 20, 1997 | Mar 25, 1997 | Apr 1, 1997 | 4,200 |
| 101149-99 | Drill | Childers, Charles M. | Dec 5, 1980 | Dec 5, 1980 | — | 3,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-8918 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-14593 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,725 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T/Palo Pinto | 3,478 | -1,753 |
| T/Garner Lm. | 4,122 | -2,397 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,482 | 3,502 | Perforated |
| 4,129 | 4,141 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 197 | 11 | 160 S |
| 2.375 | 3,448 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 3,588 | 7.875 | 450 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 21, 1997 | Jun 13, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 15, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 9, 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 42-399-31827 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-399-31827 → 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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