WELL · 42-417-31764 · DISTRICT 7
Mathias #1
Shackelford County · Spurgin (Ellen) field · Vertical
Mathias #1 (API 42-417-31764) is a plugged well in Shackelford County, plugged September 10, 1997, last operated by Jones CO..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1995, permitted to 4,283 ft.
It was permitted by Van Operating, Ltd. and has since transferred to Jones CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Strawn, Caddo, Mississippian.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.16K barrels of oil and 21.1K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 1997. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Van Operating, Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Albany, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 15, 1991 · 779 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Jones Co. |
| Production reports | Van Operating, Ltd.through Jun 1996 |
| Latest permit | Van Operating, Ltd.Oct 17, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,283
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 17, 1995
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 1.16K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 10, 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathias G-8-156273 | Ibex South (Jennings) | Van Operating, Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 4.59K | Sep 1995 – Sep 1997 |
| Mathias O-8-19956 | Spurgin (Congl) | Van Operating, Ltd. | 1 | 1.16K | 16.5K | Jan 1993 – Mar 1997 |
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.
- 1Jones Company, Ltd.Jan 1993 → Jul 1995
- 2Van Operating, Ltd.Sep 1995 → Jun 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 440680-99 | Recompletion | Van Operating, Ltd. | Oct 9, 1995 | Oct 17, 1995 | Aug 29, 1995 | 4,283 |
| 57825-99 | Recompletion | Jones Co. | Sep 12, 1979 | Sep 12, 1979 | Jul 28, 1979 | 4,283 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-156273 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-19956 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,357 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Strawn | 2,672 | -1,315 |
| Caddo | 3,770 | -2,413 |
| MississippianMISS | 4,200 | -2,843 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,502 | 2,508 | Perforated |
| 4,010 | 4,015 | Perforated |
| 4,279 | — | Perforated |
| — | 4,015 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 165 | 12.25 | 110 S |
| 2.375 | 3,871 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,279 | 7.875 | 350 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 | Mar 19, 1996 | Oct 9, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 13, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 13, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 10, 1979 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 8, 1976 | — |
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 42-417-31764 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-417-31764 → 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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