WELL · 42-401-00323 · DISTRICT 6
Barefield Elmer #1
Rusk County · Shiloh (Pettit Lower) field · Vertical
Barefield Elmer #1 (API 42-401-00323) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged November 21, 2023, last operated by Rusk CO. Well Service CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 23, 1978, permitted to 7,540 ft.
It was permitted by Potter, O. W. and has since transferred to Rusk CO. Well Service CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Rusk Co. Well Service Co. Inc.
Permitted by Potter, O. W.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Kilgore, TX · P-5 Active, filed Sep 8, 2025 · 1 permits on file · (903) 984-5017
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Rusk Co. Well Service Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Rusk Co. Well Service Co., Inc.through Aug 2001 |
| Latest permit | Potter, O. W.Oct 23, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,540
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 23, 1978
- last permit issued
- Jul 6, 1966
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 147
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 6, 1966
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 21, 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barefield, Elmer G-6-77641 | Shiloh (Pettit, Lower) | Rusk Co. Well Service Co., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 147 | Jan 1993 – Mar 2024 |
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.
- 1Rusk Co. Well Service Co., Inc.Oct 2000 → Aug 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36115-99 | Other | Potter, O. W. | Oct 23, 1978 | Oct 23, 1978 | — | 7,540 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-77641 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,284 | 7,288 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,424 | 12.25 | 600 S |
| 4.5 | 7,540 | 8.75 | 1,040 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 26, 1978 | — |
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 42-401-00323 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-00323 → 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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