WELL · 42-461-01651 · DISTRICT 7
Gordon A #1
Upton County · Benedum (Ellenburger) field · Vertical
Gordon A #1 (API 42-461-01651) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged April 20, 2020, last operated by Arco Permian.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1987 and 1996, permitted to 11,465 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Yates, Spraberry, Wolfcamp, Fusselman.
Its 3 leases have reported 82.9K barrels of oil and 513K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 2020. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 1, 2002 · 739 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Arco Permian |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Mar 2020 |
| Latest permit | Arco PermianApr 24, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,465
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Apr 24, 1996
- last permit issued
- Oct 9, 1987
- completed
- 82.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 513K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 9, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 20, 2020
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon "A" O-9-14522 | Benedum (Ellenburger) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 81.9K | 498K | Dec 1996 – Oct 2020 |
| Gordon "A" O-9-13576 | Benedum (Devonian, Gas) | Arco Permian | 1 | 1.07K | 14.6K | Jan 1994 – Mar 1997 |
| Gordon "A" O-9-7807 | Benedum (Ellenburger) | Arco Permian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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.
- 1Arco Oil & Gas Co.Jan 1994 → May 1994
- 2Arco PermianJun 1994 → Dec 2001
- 3BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Nov 2010
- 4Apache CorporationDec 2010 → Sep 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 447303-98 | Recompletion | Arco Permian | Jan 21, 1997 | Apr 24, 1996 | Jul 24, 1996 | 11,465 |
| 447303-99 | Recompletion | Arco Permian | Apr 22, 1996 | Apr 24, 1996 | — | 11,465 |
| 418438-99 | Other | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Nov 18, 1993 | Nov 18, 1993 | Nov 22, 1993 | 11,465 |
| 334041-99 | Recompletion | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Aug 5, 1987 | Aug 7, 1987 | — | 11,465 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-7807 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-13576 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-14522 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,689 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,122 | 567 |
| Spraberry | 6,450 | -3,761 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,810 | -5,121 |
| Fusselman | 10,848 | -8,159 |
| Ellenburger | 11,141 | -8,452 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,380 | 10,630 | Perforated |
| 10,870 | 10,910 | Perforated |
| 11,155 | 11,255 | Perforated |
| 11,203 | 11,271 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 314 | — | 300 S |
| 10.75 | 3,790 | — | 2,550 S |
| 10.75 | 3,815 | — | 2,550 S |
| 2.375 | 5,094 | — | — |
| 7 | 11,409 | — | 800 S |
| 7 | 11,410 | — | — |
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 20, 1997 | Feb 12, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 7, 1997 | Feb 3, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Mar 17, 1994 | Feb 3, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Feb 14, 1994 | Jan 5, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Jan 15, 1988 | Jan 5, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 10, 1979 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 8, 1970 | — |
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 42-461-01651 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-01651 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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