WELL · 42-423-30858 · DISTRICT 6
Sam Oil Unit #1
Smith County · Vertical
Sam Oil Unit #1 (API 42-423-30858) is a permitted well in Smith County filed by Lynx Operating CO., Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 2003, permitted to 8,700 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Paluxy, Massive Anhydrite (marker), Rodessa, Pettit.
Its lease has reported 15.3K barrels of oil and 223K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 117 permits on file · (432) 230-9131
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Linder, John Operating Co., LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Lynx Operating Co., Inc.May 21, 2003 |
- 8,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 21, 2003
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 15.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 223K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Oil Unit O-6-11487 | Chapel Hill (Travis Peak) | Linder, John Operating Co., LLC | 1 | 15.3K | 223K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,691 · prior 12 4,939(-5%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 22 · prior 12 13(+69%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Lynx Energy Company, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 2001
- 2Lynx Operating Co., Inc.Jan 2002 → Dec 2004
- 3J-W Operating Co.Mar 2005 → Aug 2011
- 4Linder, John Operating Co., LLCSep 2011 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 532192-99 | Recompletion | Lynx Operating Co., Inc. | May 21, 2003 | May 21, 2003 | — | 8,200 |
| 245881-99 | Drill | Stallworth Oil & Gas, Inc | Jul 20, 1984 | Jul 20, 1984 | Aug 1, 1984 | 8,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-11487 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 450 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Paluxy | 5,502 | -5,052 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 7,079 | -6,629 |
| RodessaRODESSA LS. | 7,422 | -6,972 |
| PettitPETTIT LS. | 8,041 | -7,591 |
| Travis PeakTRAVIS PEAK SD. | 8,155 | -7,705 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,156 | 8,404 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 50 | 21 | 135 S |
| 8.625 | 1,168 | 11 | 450 S |
| 5.5 | 8,540 | 7.875 | 1,830 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 | Oct 16, 1984 | Oct 5, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Oct 13, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-423-30858 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-30858 → 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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