WELL · 42-419-30055 · DISTRICT 6
Dearman J.W. Gas Unit 1 #1
Shelby County · Tenaha(glen Rose) field · Producing · Vertical
Dearman J.W. Gas Unit 1 #1 (API 42-419-30055) is a well in Shelby County operated by M. E. Operating & Services Inc., completed July 3, 1981 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1981, permitted to 10,780 ft.
It was permitted by Grace Petroleum Corp. and has since transferred to M. E. Operating & Services Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 11.1K barrels of oil and 117K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
M. E. Operating & Services Inc.
Permitted by Grace Petroleum Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 26, 2026
- Permits on file
- 99
- Phone
- (817) 335-0831
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | M. E. Operating & Services, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Grace Petroleum Corp.May 13, 1981 |
- 10,780
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 13, 1981
- last permit issued
- Jul 3, 1981
- completed
- 11.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 117K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 3, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dearman,j.w. Gas Unit 1 O-6-14296 | Tenaha(glen Rose) | M. E. Operating & Services, Inc. | 1 | 11.1K | 30.7K | Feb 2004 – Jul 2026 |
| Dearman, J. W. Gas Unit 1 G-6-94132 | Tenaha(glen Rose) | Sonora Petroleum Corp. | 1 | 0 | 86.4K | Jan 1993 – May 2004 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 451 · prior 12 607(-26%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sonora Petroleum Corp.Jan 1993 → Jun 2011
- 2M. E. Operating & Services, Inc.Jul 2011 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119379-99 | Recompletion | Grace Petroleum Corp. | May 13, 1981 | May 13, 1981 | — | 9,000 |
| 56014-99 | Recompletion | Grace Petroleum Corp. | Aug 20, 1979 | Aug 20, 1979 | — | 10,148 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 1981 | Dearman J.W. Gas Unit 1 O-6-14296 | Tenaha(glen Rose) | M. E. Operating & Services Inc. | Producing | 10,780 |
| May 27, 1981 | Dearman J. W. Gas Unit 1 G-6-94132 | Tenaha(glen Rose) | Sonora Petroleum Corp. | Not on Schedule | — |
| May 27, 1976 | Dearman J. W. G-6-67089 | Tenaha (Jurassic) | Grace Petroleum Corp. | Not on Schedule | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,039 | 4,093 | Perforated |
| 9,258 | 10,726 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 209 | 16 | 220 S |
| 13.375 | 209 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 3,366 | 12.25 | 1,100 S |
| 9.625 | 3,366 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 3,845 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 10,780 | 8.75 | 1,100 S |
| 5.5 | 10,780 | — | — |
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 | Apr 27, 2004 | Mar 5, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Apr 5, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 26, 1981 | — |
| 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 42-419-30055 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-419-30055 → 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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