WELL · 42-467-30587 · DISTRICT 5

Tunnell A.R. 59 #16A

Plugged

Van Zandt County · Van (Pecan Gap) field  · Vertical

Tunnell A.R. 59 #16A (API 42-467-30587) is a plugged well in Van Zandt County, plugged August 10, 2012, last operated by Union Oil Company Of California.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 2001, permitted to 3,019 ft.

Completion filings report one formation top, including Woodbine.

Its 2 leases have reported 7.26M barrels of oil and 4.66M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 193 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Union Oil Company of California

Based in
Midland, TX
P-5 status
Inactive (I)
P-5 last filed
Nov 18, 2020
Permits on file
2,336
Phone
(866) 212-1212

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleUnion Oil Company of California
Production reportsBasa Resources, Inc.through Apr 2026
Latest permitUnion Oil Company of CaliforniaMay 8, 2001

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

3,019
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
May 8, 2001
last permit issued
May 20, 2001
completed
7.26M
cumulative oil, bbl
4.66M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
May 20, 2001
Shut in
—
Plugged
Aug 10, 2012

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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 193 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Central Van Woodbine Unit O-5-2453Van (Central-Woodbine)Basa Resources, Inc.1927.25M4.64MJan 1993 – Jul 2026
Tunnell, A.R.'59' O-5-3720Van (Pecan Gap)Union Oil Company of California17.88K17.8KMay 2001 – Nov 2012

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 148,385 · prior 12 139,988(+6%)

05K10K15K202420252026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 62,537 · prior 12 61,904(+1%)

05K10K202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Union Oil Company of CaliforniaJan 1993 → Dec 2020
  2. 2Basa Resources, Inc.Jan 2021 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
508688-99RecompletionUnion Oil Company of CaliforniaMay 8, 2001May 8, 2001May 8, 20013,019
240305-99DrillUnion Oil Company of CaliforniaAug 17, 1984May 25, 1984—3,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-5-2453————
—— O-5-3720————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 504 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Woodbine2,500-1,996

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
1,5751,595Perforated
2,5782,608Perforated
2,6122,619Perforated
2,8062,812Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.62582912.25350 S
72,4327.875300 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Jul 27, 2001May 20, 2001Yes
00Jun 12, 2001Mar 11, 1986—
00Apr 17, 1986Mar 11, 1986Yes
00Oct 29, 1984Jul 27, 1984—
00Oct 20, 1984——

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.

Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.

Beyond the permit record

RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes

Injection

0
bbl, last 12 reported months
747K
bbl, all reported
Aug 2001
reported through
UICKindStatusPermitted bbl/dMax psiZone ft
000058667H-1 InjectionPlugged Oct 29, 201208002,578–0

MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS

Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0

0120002001

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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