TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · SPARKMAN LEASE · API 42-401-31490 · DISTRICT 06
Sparkman #1
Rusk County · Minden (Cotton Valley Cons.) field · Vertical
Sparkman #1 (API 42-401-31490) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged February 11, 2008, last operated by Basa Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 16, 1982, permitted to 10,792 ft.
It was permitted by Marshall Expl. Inc. and has since transferred to Basa Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Marshall Expl. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 12, 2026
- Permits on file
- 472
- Phone
- (214) 580-5206
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Basa Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | Basa Resources, Inc.through Nov 2007 |
| Latest permit | Marshall Expl. Inc.Jun 16, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,792
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 16, 1982
- last permit issued
- Sep 28, 1982
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 39.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 28, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 11, 2008
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparkman G-6-102589 | Minden (Cotton Valley Cons.) | Basa Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 39.7K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2008 |
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.
- 1Basa Resources, Inc.Jun 1995 → Nov 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 163752-99 | Drill | Marshall Expl. Inc. | Jun 16, 1982 | Jun 16, 1982 | Jun 29, 1982 | 10,792 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 1982 | Sparkman G-6-102589 | Minden (Cotton Valley Cons.) | Basa Resources Inc. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,527 | 10,655 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,805 | 12.25 | 700 S |
| 2.375 | 10,120 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 10,769 | 8.75 | 100 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 | Nov 5, 1982 | — |
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 42-401-31490 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-31490 → 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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