TEXAS · WELLS · VAL VERDE COUNTY · MILLS -18- LEASE · API 42-465-30106 · DISTRICT 01
Mills -18- #1-18
Val Verde County · Will O. (Ellenburger) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Mills -18- #1-18 (API 42-465-30106) is a well in Val Verde County operated by Perdido Energy LLC, completed November 11, 1977 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2024.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 29, 1977, permitted to 15,621 ft.
It was permitted by Resources Investment Corporation and has since transferred to Perdido Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 8 barrels of oil and 954K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in January 2024.
Operator of record
Permitted by Resources Investment Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 22, 2025
- Phone
- (713) 357-3300
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Perdido Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Perdido Energy, LLCthrough Jan 2024 |
| Latest permit | Resources Investment CorporationNov 29, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,621
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 29, 1977
- last permit issued
- Nov 11, 1977
- completed
- 8
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 954K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 11, 1977
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2024
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent (D)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mills -18- G-1-74328 | Will O. (Ellenburger) | Perdido Energy, LLC | 1 | 8 | 954K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2024 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Eclipse Petroleum CorporationJan 1993 → Jul 1993
- 2Canyon Oil & Gas Exploration LLCMar 2001 → Mar 2002
- 3Willo Oil & Gas Exploration, LLCApr 2002 → Jul 2020
- 4Arledge Gas Gathering, LPJan 2015 → Nov 2015
- 5Perdido Energy, LLCAug 2020 → Jan 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 654-99 | Drill | Resources Investment Corporation | Nov 29, 1977 | Nov 29, 1977 | Jul 9, 1977 | 15,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 1977 | Mills -18- G-1-74328 | Will O. (Ellenburger) | Perdido Energy LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Feb 1, 2024 | 15,621 |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,192 | 17.5 | 700 S |
| 10.75 | 5,150 | 12.25 | 800 S |
| 5.5 | 15,621 | 7 | 1,200 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 28, 1977 | — |
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 42-465-30106 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-465-30106 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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