WELL · 42-457-30296 · DISTRICT 3
Carter W. T. & Bros. #1
Tyler County · Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Carter W. T. & Bros. #1 (API 42-457-30296) is a plugged horizontal well in Tyler County, plugged February 15, 2007, last operated by Geosouthern Energy Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1977 and 1992, permitted to 14,300 ft.
It was permitted by Esenjay Petroleum Corp. and has since transferred to Geosouthern Energy Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Wilcox, Midway, Taylor, Austin Chalk.
Its 2 leases have reported 15.1K barrels of oil and 34.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2007. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Geosouthern Energy Corporation
Permitted by Esenjay Petroleum Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
The Woodlands, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 453 permits on file · (844) 733-6205
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Geosouthern Energy Corporation |
| Production reports | Geosouthern Energy Corporationthrough Dec 2006 |
| Latest permit | Esenjay Petroleum Corp.Oct 12, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,300
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 12, 1992
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 15.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 34.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2007
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 15, 2007
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter, W. T. & Bros. O-6-13340 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Geosouthern Energy Corporation | 1 | 8.08K | 9.46K | Jul 1994 – Jun 2007 |
| Carter, W.T. & Bros. O-3-12120 | Woodville (Austin Chalk) | Esenjay Petroleum Corp. | 1 | 6.99K | 25.2K | Jan 1993 – Jan 1995 |
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.
- 1Esenjay Petroleum Corp.Jan 1993 → May 1997
- 2Schwab City ResourcesJul 1997 → Aug 2004
- 3Geosouthern Energy CorporationSep 2004 → Dec 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 404362-98 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Esenjay Petroleum Corp. | Aug 3, 1993 | Oct 12, 1992 | — | 13,275 |
| 404362-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Esenjay Petroleum Corp. | Oct 7, 1992 | Oct 12, 1992 | Oct 26, 1992 | 13,008 |
| 14094-99 | Drill | Enserch Exploration, Inc | Dec 15, 1977 | Dec 15, 1977 | Jan 23, 1978 | 14,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-13340 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-12120 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 410 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 5,870 | -5,460 |
| Midway | 10,450 | -10,040 |
| Taylor | 11,914 | -11,504 |
| Austin Chalk | 13,054 | -12,644 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,042 | 13,778 | Perforated |
| 13,229 | 13,306 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,019 | 14.75 | 1,110 S |
| 2.875 | 13,099 | — | — |
| 7 | 13,300 | 9.875 | 655 S |
| 7 | 13,302 | 9.875 | 1,330 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 | Dec 15, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 24, 1993 | Jan 7, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 9, 1979 | — |
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 42-457-30296 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-457-30296 → 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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