WELL · 42-461-31458 · DISTRICT 7
Damron A #1
Upton County · Heluma SE (Devonian) field · Producing · Vertical
Damron A #1 (API 42-461-31458) is a well in Upton County operated by Extex Operating Company, completed December 1, 1989 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 13, 1979, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Texas Pacific Oil Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Extex Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 210K barrels of oil and 1.87M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texas Pacific Oil Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 7, 2026
- Permits on file
- 117
- Phone
- (713) 953-0824
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Extex Operating Company |
| Production reports | Extex Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Texas Pacific Oil Company, Inc.Jul 13, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 13, 1979
- last permit issued
- Dec 1, 1989
- completed
- 210K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.87M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 1, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damron "A" O-9-8002 | Heluma, SE (Devonian) | Extex Operating Company | 1 | 210K | 1.87M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,208 · prior 12 3,768(-15%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,070 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Oryx Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Mar 1995
- 2Samson Hydrocarbons CompanyApr 1995 → Jul 1996
- 3Samson Lone Star LPAug 1996 → Jun 2007
- 4Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → Dec 2010
- 5Three Rivers Operating Co LLCJan 2011 → Jul 2012
- 6COG Operating LLCAug 2012 → Dec 2012
- 7Legacy Reserves Operating LPJan 2013 → Jan 2021
- 8Extex Operating CompanyFeb 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53047-99 | Drill | Texas Pacific Oil Company, Inc. | Jul 13, 1979 | Jul 13, 1979 | Jul 14, 1979 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-8002 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,580 | 8,727 | Perforated |
| 8,812 | 9,024 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 531 | 17.5 | 575 S |
| 8.625 | 3,800 | 11 | 1,250 S |
| 2.375 | 8,770 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,500 | 7.875 | 735 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 | Jan 17, 1990 | Dec 28, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 1, 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 42-461-31458 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-31458 → 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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