TEXAS · WELLS · UPSHUR COUNTY · BISHOP LEASE · API 42-459-30634 · DISTRICT 06
Bishop #1
Upshur County · Cherokee Trace (Jur.-Harrison) field · Vertical
Bishop #1 (API 42-459-30634) is a plugged well in Upshur County, plugged October 12, 1995, last operated by Marathon Oil Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 17, 1984, permitted to 12,800 ft.
It was permitted by Txo Production Corp. and has since transferred to Marathon Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Rodessa, Pettit, Knowles Lime, Cotton Valley.
Operator of record
Permitted by TXO Production Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 14, 2025
- Permits on file
- 3,707
- Phone
- (281) 293-1000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Marathon Oil Company |
| Production reports | Marathon Oil Companythrough Jun 1993 |
| Latest permit | TXO Production Corp.Oct 17, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 17, 1984
- last permit issued
- Feb 19, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 12.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 19, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 12, 1995
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop G-6-115303 | Cherokee Trace (Jur.-Harrison) | Marathon Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 12.3K | Jan 1993 – Oct 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.
- 1Marathon Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Jun 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 255015-99 | Drill | TXO Production Corp. | Oct 17, 1984 | Oct 17, 1984 | — | 12,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 1985 | Bishop G-6-115303 | Cherokee Trace (Jur.-Harrison) | Marathon Oil Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 374 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rodessa | 7,488 | -7,114 |
| Pettit | 8,014 | -7,640 |
| Knowles Lime | 10,683 | -10,309 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 11,640 | -11,266 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,020 | 12,026 | Perforated |
| 12,041 | 12,044 | Perforated |
| 12,048 | 12,056 | Perforated |
| 12,070 | 12,074 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,437 | 12.25 | 1,350 S |
| 4.5 | 12,255 | 8.75 | 2,130 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 18, 1985 | Mar 1, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Mar 15, 1985 | Feb 22, 1985 | — |
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 42-459-30634 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-459-30634 → 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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