WELL · 42-413-31854 · DISTRICT 7
Powell James #1
Schleicher County · Tillery (Strawn Lime) field · Producing · Vertical
Powell James #1 (API 42-413-31854) is a well in Schleicher County operated by Escondido Bay Corporation, completed January 20, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1993 and 2004, permitted to 4,600 ft.
It was permitted by Smc Oil & Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to Escondido Bay Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Tillery "C", Camar Strawn Sand, Strawn.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.81K barrels of oil and 514K mcf of gas since January 1994, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by SMC Oil & Gas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · (817) 470-9717
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Escondido Bay Corporation |
| Production reports | Escondido Bay Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | SMC Oil & Gas, Inc.Nov 12, 2004 |
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
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 12, 2004
- last permit issued
- Jan 20, 2005
- completed
- 1.81K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 514K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 20, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powell, James G-9-150357 | Tillery (Strawn) | Escondido Bay Corporation | 1 | 0 | 405K | Jan 1994 – Jul 2026 |
| Powell, James O-9-15678 | Tillery (Strawn Lime) | Escondido Bay Corporation | 1 | 1.81K | 109K | Jan 2005 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 55 · prior 12 38(+45%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 42 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1SMC Oil & Gas, Inc.Feb 1994 → Dec 2019
- 2Escondido Bay CorporationOct 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 553345-99 | Recompletion | SMC Oil & Gas, Inc. | Nov 8, 2004 | Nov 12, 2004 | — | 4,380 |
| 415998-98 | Drill | SMC Oil & Gas, Inc. | Mar 17, 1994 | Sep 16, 1993 | — | 4,600 |
| 415998-99 | Drill | SMC Oil & Gas, Inc. | Sep 13, 1993 | Sep 16, 1993 | Dec 31, 1993 | 4,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-150357 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-15678 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,176 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Tillery "C" | 3,580 | -1,404 |
| Camar Strawn Sand | 3,962 | -1,786 |
| Strawn | 4,260 | -2,084 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,968 | 3,976 | Perforated |
| 4,308 | 4,318 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 413 | 11 | 250 S |
| 5.5 | 4,379 | 7.875 | 620 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 | Jun 7, 2005 | Feb 25, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Mar 28, 2005 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 18, 1994 | Feb 8, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 9, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-413-31854 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-413-31854 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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