WELL · 42-401-31541 · DISTRICT 6
Best Earl Pat #1 #1
Rusk County · Minden (Travis Peak Cons.) field · Vertical
Best Earl Pat #1 #1 (API 42-401-31541) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged March 13, 2008, last operated by Basa Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 16, 1982, permitted to 8,130 ft.
It was permitted by Dowco Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Basa Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its 3 leases have reported 2.11K barrels of oil and 55.5K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2009. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Dowco Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 472 permits on file · (214) 886-5398
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Basa Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | Basa Resources, Inc.through Jul 2001 |
| Latest permit | Dowco Petroleum, Inc.Dec 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.
- 8,130
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 16, 1982
- last permit issued
- Mar 30, 1983
- completed
- 2.11K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 55.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 30, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 13, 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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best, Earl Pat #1 O-6-11146 | Minden, E. (Travis Peak Trans.) | Basa Resources, Inc. | 1 | 2.11K | 55.5K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2009 |
| Best, Earl Pat #1 O-6-14672 | Minden (Travis Peak Cons.) | Basa Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 2006 – Apr 2008 |
| Best, Earl Pat Unit #1 G-6-107323 | Minden (Rodessa 6350) | Basa Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Mar 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.
- 1Remuda Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Jul 1994
- 2Basa Resources, Inc.Sep 1994 → Jul 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 181378-99 | Drill | Dowco Petroleum, Inc. | Jun 17, 1983 | Dec 16, 1982 | — | 8,130 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-107323 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-11146 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-14672 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,346 | 6,351 | Perforated |
| 7,398 | 7,402 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,334 | 12.25 | 550 S |
| 2.375 | 7,350 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 8,130 | 7.875 | 1,050 S |
| 4.5 | 8,130 | — | 1,050 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 | Aug 6, 2007 | Jun 17, 1983 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 17, 1983 | Yes |
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 42-401-31541 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-31541 → 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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