TEXAS · WELLS · SHELBY COUNTY · OPAL LEASE · API 42-419-30808 · DISTRICT 06
Opal #1
Shelby County · Huxley (6100) field · Producing · Horizontal
Opal #1 (API 42-419-30808) is a horizontal well in Shelby County operated by Ellora Energy Inc., completed November 1, 2001 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 29, 2001, permitted to 6,126 ft.
It was permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company and has since transferred to Ellora Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Bexar Gap, James Lime.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 17, 2026
- Permits on file
- 1
- Phone
- (346) 502-1572
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ellora Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Ellora Energy Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Phillips Petroleum CompanyAug 29, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,126
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 29, 2001
- last permit issued
- Nov 1, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 579K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 1, 2001
- 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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opal G-6-186956 | Huxley (6100) | Ellora Energy Inc. | 1 | 0 | 579K | Nov 2001 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 11,066 · prior 12 14,305(-23%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Phillips Petroleum CompanyNov 2001 → Dec 2002
- 2Conocophillips CompanyJan 2003 → Sep 2003
- 3Ellora Operating, L.P.Oct 2003 → Jul 2011
- 4Ellora Energy Inc.Aug 2011 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 513030-99 | Drill | Phillips Petroleum Company | Aug 27, 2001 | Aug 29, 2001 | Sep 18, 2001 | 6,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2001 | Opal G-6-186956 | Huxley (6100) | Ellora Energy Inc. | Producing | 6,126 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 275 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 2,368 | -2,093 |
| Bexar Gap | 6,154 | -5,879 |
| James Lime | 6,315 | -6,040 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,454 | 11,371 | Open hole |
| 6,600 | 10,442 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,004 | 12.25 | 740 S |
| 7 | 6,454 | 8.75 | 301 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 6, 2002 | Jan 7, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 25, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-419-30808 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-419-30808 → 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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