WELL · 42-423-31045 · DISTRICT 6
West Tyler Paluxy -B- Sand Unit #9
Smith County · Tyler W. (Paluxy -B- Sd.) field · Vertical
West Tyler Paluxy -B- Sand Unit #9 (API 42-423-31045) is a plugged well in Smith County, plugged June 21, 2001, last operated by Weathers Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 29, 1985, permitted to 8,200 ft.
It was permitted by J-O'B Operating Company and has since transferred to Weathers Exploration Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Woodbine, Goodland, Paluxy.
Its lease has reported 873K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by J-O'B Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tyler, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 11 permits on file · (903) 839-9797
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Weathers Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | Weathers Exploration, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | J-O'B Operating CompanyOct 29, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 29, 1985
- last permit issued
- Apr 10, 1986
- completed
- 873K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 10, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 21, 2001
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; they carry 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Tyler Paluxy -B- Sand Unit O-6-5930 | Tyler, W. (Paluxy -B- Sd.) | Weathers Exploration, Inc. | 9 | 873K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 7,070 · prior 12 6,271(+13%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1J-O'B Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Jun 2017
- 2Weathers Exploration, Inc.Jul 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 288846-99 | Drill | J-O'B Operating Company | Oct 28, 1985 | Oct 29, 1985 | — | 8,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-5930 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 486 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 4,316 | -3,830 |
| Woodbine | 5,008 | -4,522 |
| Goodland | 7,392 | -6,906 |
| Paluxy | 7,508 | -7,022 |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,724 | 12.25 | 643 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 | Jun 9, 1986 | Apr 18, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 5, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-423-31045 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-31045 → 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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