WELL · 42-399-32949 · DISTRICT 7
Herring/Allen-121 #2
Runnels County · Nordic (Dog Bend) field · NO Production · Vertical
Herring/Allen-121 #2 (API 42-399-32949) is a well in Runnels County operated by Valley Petroleum Company, completed December 1, 1983 and listed as no production on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 21, 1983, permitted to 4,600 ft.
It was permitted by Vsm Development Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Valley Petroleum Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Dog Bend, Fry Sand, Gray Sand, Ellenburger.
Its lease has reported 10.1K barrels of oil and 74.1K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by VSM Development Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 11 permits on file · (325) 669-2883
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Valley Petroleum Company |
| Production reports | Valley Petroleum Companythrough Nov 2020 |
| Latest permit | VSM Development Company, Inc.Sep 21, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 21, 1983
- last permit issued
- Dec 1, 1983
- completed
- 10.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 74.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 1, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herring/Allen-121 O-9-10181 | Nordic (Dog Bend) | Valley Petroleum Company | 3 | 10.1K | 74.1K | Jan 1993 – Jul 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.
- 1Gray Operating Company, Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 1996
- 2Simpson Oil & Land Co.Oct 1996 → Mar 1999
- 3Dabb Energy CompanyOct 1999 → Nov 1999
- 4Sims, John S.Dec 1999 → Feb 2002
- 5Cedar Oil CompanyMar 2002 → Jan 2012
- 6Valley Petroleum CompanyJan 2013 → Nov 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 213623-99 | Drill | VSM Development Company, Inc. | Dec 29, 1983 | Sep 21, 1983 | Oct 24, 1983 | 4,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-10181 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,918 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Dog Bend | 3,266 | -1,348 |
| Fry Sand | 3,428 | -1,510 |
| Gray Sand | 3,800 | -1,882 |
| EllenburgerELLENBERGER | 4,213 | -2,295 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,272 | 3,276 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 132 | 11 | 85 S |
| 4.5 | 4,484 | 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 | Feb 16, 1984 | Jan 30, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Feb 6, 1984 | Jan 30, 1984 | — |
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 42-399-32949 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-399-32949 → 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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