WELL · 42-423-31072 · DISTRICT 6
Butler Jack #1
Smith County · Chapel Hill NE. (Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Butler Jack #1 (API 42-423-31072) is a plugged well in Smith County, plugged August 4, 1999, last operated by Dallas Production Inc..
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1986 and 1998, permitted to 8,800 ft.
It was permitted by Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp and has since transferred to Dallas Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Massive Anhydrite (marker), Rodessa, James Lime, Pettit.
Its 4 leases have reported 387 barrels of oil and 564K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 1999. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2020 · 823 permits on file · (214) 265-4319
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Dallas Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corpthrough Mar 1999 |
| Latest permit | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas CorpOct 15, 1998 |
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
- 4
- permits on file
- Oct 15, 1998
- last permit issued
- Aug 20, 1986
- completed
- 387
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 564K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 20, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 4, 1999
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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler, Jack G-6-171103 | Chapel Hill (Paluxy) | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp | 1 | 0 | 129K | Oct 1998 – Sep 1999 |
| Butler, Jack G-6-145696 | Chapel Hill (Rodessa) | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp | 1 | 0 | 434K | May 1993 – Oct 1998 |
| Butler, Jack O-6-13023 | Chapel Hill (Pettit) | Dallas Production, Inc. | 1 | 387 | 1.56K | Jan 1993 – Aug 1993 |
| — O-6-12041 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Dallas Production, Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1996
- 2Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas CorpMar 1996 → Mar 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 480201-99 | Recompletion | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp | Oct 15, 1998 | Oct 15, 1998 | Oct 13, 1998 | 8,720 |
| 412274-99 | Recompletion | Dallas Production, Inc. | May 28, 1993 | May 28, 1993 | May 19, 1993 | 8,720 |
| 399587-99 | Recompletion | Dallas Production, Inc. | May 22, 1992 | May 27, 1992 | Feb 17, 1992 | 8,720 |
| 298593-99 | Drill | Pitts Oil Co.-Dallas Prod. Inc. | Feb 25, 1986 | Feb 26, 1986 | Mar 31, 1986 | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-145696 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-6-171103 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-12041 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-13023 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 481 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 7,306 | -6,825 |
| Rodessa | 7,650 | -7,169 |
| James LimeJAMES | 8,010 | -7,529 |
| Pettit | 8,205 | -7,724 |
| Travis Peak | 8,420 | -7,939 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,886 | 5,896 | Perforated |
| 7,774 | 7,782 | Perforated |
| 8,242 | 8,246 | Perforated |
| 8,462 | 8,619 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,540 | 11 | 610 S |
| 5.5 | 8,720 | 7.875 | 1,180 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 | Jan 20, 1999 | Nov 3, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 30, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 11, 1993 | Jun 11, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 7, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 16, 1992 | May 12, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 5, 1992 | Sep 2, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 8, 1986 | Sep 2, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 3, 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 42-423-31072 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-31072 → 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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