WELL · 42-481-34267 · DISTRICT 3
Thornton #1
Wharton County · Jones Creek (4900) field · Vertical
Thornton #1 (API 42-481-34267) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged October 6, 2016, last operated by Bay Rock Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 3, 2000, permitted to 5,505 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Catahoula, Cathoula, Frio.
Operator of record
- Based in
- San Antonio, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 16, 2026
- Permits on file
- 143
- Phone
- (210) 213-8477
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bay Rock Operating Company |
| Production reports | Bay Rock Operating Companythrough Aug 2005 |
| Latest permit | Bay Rock Operating CompanyOct 3, 2000 |
- 5,505
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 3, 2000
- last permit issued
- Mar 5, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 121K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2001 THROUGH Oct 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 5, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 6, 2016
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornton G-3-182109 | Jones Creek (4660 Frio) | Bay Rock Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 94.1K | Mar 2001 – Oct 2016 |
| Thornton G-3-182110 | Jones Creek (4900) | Bay Rock Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 27K | Mar 2001 – Oct 2016 |
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.
- 1Bay Rock Operating CompanyMar 2001 → Aug 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500209-99 | Drill | Bay Rock Operating Company | Sep 29, 2000 | Oct 3, 2000 | Oct 8, 2000 | 5,505 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-182109 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-182110 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 134 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 2,010 | -1,876 |
| Catahoula | 3,400 | -3,266 |
| Cathoula | 3,400 | -3,266 |
| Frio | 3,850 | -3,716 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,830 | 4,834 | Perforated |
| 4,868 | 4,869 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 837 | 12.25 | 480 S |
| 5.5 | 5,062 | 7.875 | 637 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 | Jun 20, 2001 | Apr 19, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 18, 2001 | Apr 19, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | May 3, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-481-34267 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-34267 → 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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