WELL · 42-415-30468 · DISTRICT 8
Herring #1
Scurry County · Varel N. (San Andres) field · Vertical
Herring #1 (API 42-415-30468) is a plugged well in Scurry County, plugged June 13, 2001, last operated by Key J. J..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 28, 1983, permitted to 3,557 ft.
It was permitted by Texas American Oil Corp. and has since transferred to Key J. J. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, Glorieta, Clear Fork.
Its lease has reported 12 barrels of oil and 12 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texas American Oil Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Lubbock, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 6, 2009 · 8 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Key J. J. |
| Production reports | Key, J. J.through Dec 1993 |
| Latest permit | Texas American Oil Corp.Mar 28, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,557
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 28, 1983
- last permit issued
- Nov 11, 1976
- completed
- 12
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 12
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 11, 1976
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 13, 2001
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herring O-11-61455 | Varel (Glorieta) | Key, J. J. | 2 | 12 | 12 | 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.
- 1Key, J. J.Jan 1993 → Dec 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 189614-99 | Recompletion | Texas American Oil Corp. | Mar 28, 1983 | Mar 28, 1983 | — | 3,557 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-61455 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,614 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 965 | 1,649 |
| San Andres | 1,912 | 702 |
| Glorieta | 2,714 | -100 |
| Clear ForkUPPER CLEARFORK | 2,870 | -256 |
| Tubb | 3,388 | -774 |
| Clear ForkLOWER CLEARFORK | 3,500 | -886 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,263 | 2,353 | Perforated |
| 2,263 | 2,637 | Perforated |
| 2,602 | 2,637 | Perforated |
| 2,719 | 2,833 | Perforated |
| — | 2,833 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 292 | 7.875 | 330 S |
| 8.625 | 450 | 12.25 | 550 S |
| 2.375 | 2,575 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 2,921 | 7.875 | 300 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 | Sep 11, 1987 | Aug 25, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 22, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 14, 1975 | — |
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 42-415-30468 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-415-30468 → 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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