WELL · 42-455-30418 · DISTRICT 3
Darnell Enterprises Unit #1
Trinity County · Tantabogue Creek (Dexter) field · Vertical
Darnell Enterprises Unit #1 (API 42-455-30418) is a plugged well in Trinity County, plugged October 29, 2009, last operated by Parten Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 1990, permitted to 10,400 ft.
It was permitted by Parten Oil CO. and has since transferred to Parten Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Sub-Clarksville, Woodbine.
Its 2 leases have reported 61K barrels of oil and 2.32M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in January 2010.
Operator of record
Permitted by Parten Oil Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 77 permits on file · (936) 348-0149
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Parten Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Parten Operating Inc.through Sep 2008 |
| Latest permit | Parten Oil Co.Nov 26, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,400
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 26, 1990
- last permit issued
- Nov 5, 1990
- completed
- 61K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.32M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2010
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 5, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 29, 2009
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darnell Enterprises Unit O-3-20873 | Tantabogue Creek (Dexter) | Parten Operating Inc. | 1 | 61K | 2.32M | Jan 1993 – Jan 2010 |
| — G-3-135867 | — | — | 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.
- 1Parten Oil Co.Jan 1993 → Jan 1994
- 2Parten Operating Inc.Feb 1994 → Sep 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 381145-99 | Recompletion | Parten Oil Co. | Nov 13, 1990 | Nov 26, 1990 | Nov 1, 1990 | 10,214 |
| 370724-99 | Drill | Parten Oil Co. | Mar 9, 1990 | Mar 12, 1990 | — | 10,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-135867 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-20873 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 189 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 8,021 | -7,832 |
| Austin Chalk | 9,159 | -8,970 |
| Sub-Clarksville | 9,210 | -9,021 |
| Woodbine | 9,367 | -9,178 |
| Dexter | 9,819 | -9,630 |
| Buda | 10,424 | -10,235 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,034 | 10,043 | Perforated |
| 10,445 | 10,450 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,506 | 12.25 | 1,210 S |
| 5.5 | 10,450 | 8.5 | 460 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 | Feb 13, 1991 | Nov 14, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 23, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 16, 1990 | Aug 30, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 22, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-455-30418 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-455-30418 → 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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