WELL · 42-477-30780 · DISTRICT 3
Seeker #1
Washington County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Seeker #1 (API 42-477-30780) is a horizontal well in Washington County operated by North Lake Resources LLC, completed August 11, 1997 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1995 and 1997, permitted to 14,200 ft.
It was permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company and has since transferred to North Lake Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Oklahoma City, OK · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · (405) 934-1010
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | North Lake Resources LLC |
| Production reports | Ironroc Energythrough Apr 2021 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyJan 17, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,200
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jan 17, 1997
- last permit issued
- Aug 11, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 117K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 11, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: R
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seeker G-3-156982 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | North Lake Resources LLC | 1 | 0 | 117K | Jul 1995 – 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.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jul 1995 → Dec 1996
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanyJan 1997 → Jul 1998
- 3Baker, Brent Oil & Gas, Inc.Nov 1998 → Oct 2000
- 4Leexus Oil & Gas L.L.P.Nov 2000 → May 2002
- 5L & R Energy CorporationJun 2002 → Dec 2003
- 6Jilpetco, Inc.Jan 2004 → Mar 2017
- 7Ironroc EnergyApr 2017 → Apr 2021
- 8Paleo Oil Company LLCMar 2018 → Jun 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 457324-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Union Pacific Resources Company | Jan 15, 1997 | Jan 17, 1997 | Jan 29, 1997 | 14,200 |
| 434768-98 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | May 5, 1995 | Apr 11, 1995 | — | 13,700 |
| 434768-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Apr 11, 1995 | Apr 11, 1995 | May 8, 1995 | 13,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-156982 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 384 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 13,408 | -13,024 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,421 | 14,922 | Perforated |
| 13,421 | 15,058 | Perforated |
| 13,421 | 16,227 | Perforated |
| 13,421 | 17,192 | Perforated |
| 13,421 | 17,407 | Perforated |
| 13,421 | 18,395 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,700 | 17.5 | 1,800 S |
| 7.625 | 13,421 | 9.875 | 2,230 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 | Sep 10, 1998 | Nov 9, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 7, 1996 | Jan 25, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 26, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-477-30780 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-477-30780 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). 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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