WELL · 42-423-30934 · DISTRICT 6
Butler L.A. #A 1
Smith County · Chapel Hill NE. (Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Butler L.A. #A 1 (API 42-423-30934) is a plugged well in Smith County, plugged October 18, 2022, last operated by Thomas B. K..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1990, permitted to 8,800 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Woodbine, Paluxy, Rodessa.
Its 2 leases have reported 43.9K barrels of oil and 562K 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
Plano, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 7, 1998 · 47 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Thomas B. K. |
| Production reports | Thomas Operating Ltd. Co.through Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Thomas, B. K.May 14, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 14, 1990
- last permit issued
- Mar 30, 1985
- completed
- 43.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 562K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 30, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 18, 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler, L.A. O-6-12722 | Chapel Hill (Pettit) | Thomas Operating Ltd. Co. | 2 | 43.9K | 562K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — O-6-11710 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 96 · prior 12 182(-47%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Thomas, B. K.Jan 1993 → Nov 1997
- 2Thomas Operating Ltd. Co.Dec 1997 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 373151-99 | Recompletion | Thomas, B. K. | May 10, 1990 | May 14, 1990 | — | 8,670 |
| 260335-99 | Drill | Thomas, B. K. | Dec 3, 1984 | Dec 4, 1984 | Dec 23, 1984 | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-11710 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-12722 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 3,790 |
| Woodbine | 4,000 |
| Paluxy | 5,610 |
| Rodessa | 7,605 |
| Rodessa | 7,615 |
| Pettit | 8,180 |
| Travis Peak | 8,400 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,353 | 8,360 | Perforated |
| 8,365 | 8,372 | Perforated |
| 8,426 | 8,439 | Perforated |
| 8,456 | 8,460 | Perforated |
| 8,519 | 8,521 | Perforated |
| 8,524 | 8,529 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,366 | 11 | 447 S |
| 5.5 | 8,670 | 7.875 | 1,000 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 | Sep 19, 1990 | Jul 27, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 8, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | May 29, 1985 | May 7, 1985 | — |
| 00 | May 25, 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 42-423-30934 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-30934 → 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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