WELL · 42-423-30839 · DISTRICT 6
Gaston #1
Smith County · Tyler Dome (Travis Peak) field · Producing · Vertical
Gaston #1 (API 42-423-30839) is a well in Smith County operated by Big Run Production Company, completed December 17, 1984 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 19, 1984, permitted to 13,500 ft.
It was permitted by Samedan Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Big Run Production Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Goodland, Paluxy, Glen Rose, Rodessa.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Samedan Oil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Kilgore, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 23 permits on file · (903) 521-2990
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Big Run Production Company |
| Production reports | Big Run Production Companythrough Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Samedan Oil CorporationJun 19, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 19, 1984
- last permit issued
- Dec 17, 1984
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 759K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 17, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston G-6-116000 | Tyler Dome (Travis Peak) | Big Run Production Company | 1 | 0 | 759K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,506 · prior 12 10,401(-66%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Big Run Production CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 242734-99 | Drill | Samedan Oil Corporation | Feb 27, 1985 | Jun 19, 1984 | Jul 21, 1984 | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-116000 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 560 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Goodland | 7,931 | -7,371 |
| Paluxy | 8,158 | -7,598 |
| Glen RoseGLENROSE | 8,863 | -8,303 |
| Rodessa | 10,751 | -10,191 |
| James LimeJAMES | 11,100 | -10,540 |
| Pettit | 11,260 | -10,700 |
| Travis Peak | 11,403 | -10,843 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,472 | 11,604 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,810 | 17.5 | 3,032 S |
| 9.625 | 7,705 | 12.25 | 1,770 S |
| 5.5 | 12,708 | 8.5 | 1,050 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 | May 3, 1985 | Feb 27, 1985 | — |
| 00 | May 2, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-423-30839 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-30839 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/42330839, documented in the API reference.