WELL · 42-455-30428 · DISTRICT 3
Joe West Unit #1
Trinity County · Tantabogue Creek (Dexter) field · Vertical
Joe West Unit #1 (API 42-455-30428) is a plugged well in Trinity County, plugged September 24, 1997, last operated by Parten Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 18, 1990, permitted to 12,000 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 Wilcox, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Woodbine.
Its lease has reported 1.95K barrels of oil and 2.15K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in November 1997.
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 Aug 1997 |
| Latest permit | Parten Oil Co.Sep 18, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 18, 1990
- last permit issued
- Feb 7, 1991
- completed
- 1.95K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.15K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 7, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 24, 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe West Unit O-3-20934 | Tantabogue Creek (Dexter) | Parten Operating Inc. | 1 | 1.95K | 2.15K | Jan 1993 – Nov 1997 |
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 → Aug 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 377982-98 | Drill | Parten Oil Co. | Feb 20, 1991 | Sep 18, 1990 | Dec 9, 1990 | 10,554 |
| 377982-99 | Drill | Parten Oil Co. | Sep 14, 1990 | Sep 18, 1990 | — | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-20934 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 202 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxBASE WILCOX | 6,030 | -5,828 |
| Pecan Gap | 8,276 | -8,074 |
| Austin Chalk | 9,334 | -9,132 |
| Woodbine | 9,686 | -9,484 |
| Dexter | 10,174 | -9,972 |
| Buda | 10,540 | -10,338 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,177 | 10,181 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,486 | 12.25 | 1,260 S |
| 5.5 | 10,559 | 8.5 | 415 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 | May 1, 1991 | Mar 13, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 26, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-455-30428 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-455-30428 → 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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