WELL · 42-423-31373 · DISTRICT 6
Walker Ross Unit #1
Smith County · Lane Chapel N. (Paluxy B) field · Vertical
Walker Ross Unit #1 (API 42-423-31373) is a plugged well in Smith County, plugged December 23, 1999, last operated by Gunn Oil Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 20, 1992, permitted to 6,700 ft.
It was permitted by Weeks Exploration Company and has since transferred to Gunn Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Woodbine, Buda, Paluxy.
Operator of record
Permitted by Weeks Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 743 permits on file · (940) 256-3330
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Gunn Oil Company |
| Production reports | Weeks Exploration Companythrough May 1993 |
| Latest permit | Weeks Exploration CompanyMay 20, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 20, 1992
- last permit issued
- Jun 27, 1992
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 48.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 27, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 23, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker, Ross Unit G-6-144061 | Lane Chapel, N. (Paluxy B) | Gunn Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 48.1K | Jan 1993 – Dec 1999 |
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.
- 1Weeks Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → May 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 398989-98 | Drill | Weeks Exploration Company | Jan 5, 1993 | May 20, 1992 | May 21, 1992 | 6,700 |
| 398989-99 | Drill | Weeks Exploration Company | May 5, 1992 | May 20, 1992 | — | 6,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-144061 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 449 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,495 | 6,500 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,109 | 11 | 390 S |
| 5.5 | 6,700 | 7.875 | 630 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 | Mar 11, 1993 | Aug 28, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 3, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-423-31373 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-31373 → 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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