TEXAS · WELLS · UPTON COUNTY · POWELL, VIRGIL LEASE · API 42-461-31832 · DISTRICT 6E
Powell Virgil #1
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Powell Virgil #1 (API 42-461-31832) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged March 24, 2015, last operated by Atlas Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1984, permitted to 10,800 ft.
It was permitted by Cox, John L. and has since transferred to Atlas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Cretaceous, Spraberry, Dean, Strawn.
Its lease has reported 55K barrels of oil and 96.8K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cox, John L.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Hearing (H)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 9, 2026
- Permits on file
- 78
- Phone
- (281) 893-9400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Atlas Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Atlas Operating LLCthrough Jun 2012 |
| Latest permit | Cox, John L.Jul 10, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 10, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jul 31, 1984
- completed
- 55K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 96.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 31, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 24, 2015
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powell, Virgil O-9-10860 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Atlas Operating LLC | 1 | 55K | 96.8K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Cox, John L.Jan 1993 → Sep 2003
- 2JM Cox Resources, L.P.Oct 2003 → Apr 2009
- 3Pioneer Exploration, LLCMay 2009 → Feb 2010
- 4Atlas Operating LLCApr 2010 → Jun 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 244767-99 | Recompletion | Cox, John L. | Jul 9, 1984 | Jul 10, 1984 | — | 9,265 |
| 137239-99 | Drill | Cox, John L. | Oct 20, 1981 | Oct 20, 1981 | — | 10,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 1984 | Powell Virgil O-9-10860 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Atlas Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
| Jan 1, 1982 | Virgil Powell O-9-9296 | Davis (Pennsylvanian) | Cox John L. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,846 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,398 | 7,914 | Perforated |
| 8,340 | 8,648 | Perforated |
| 8,832 | 9,222 | Perforated |
| 10,440 | 10,490 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 442 | 17 | 400 S |
| 8.625 | 5,013 | 11 | 950 S |
| 4.5 | 10,600 | 7.875 | 1,400 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 | Aug 21, 1984 | Aug 14, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 6, 1981 | — |
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 42-461-31832 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-31832 → 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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