WELL · 42-485-40839 · DISTRICT 9
Elsea-DFS 1985 #22
Wichita County · Wichita County Regular field · Vertical
Elsea-Dfs 1985 #22 (API 42-485-40839) is a plugged well in Wichita County, plugged November 20, 1990, last operated by Luke D.L. Oil CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 6, 1985, permitted to 1,800 ft.
It was permitted by Monroe Well Service, Inc. and has since transferred to Luke D.L. Oil CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Thomas Sand, Top Megargel Limestone, Top Gunsite Sand.
Its lease has reported 72.1K barrels of oil and 50 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 22 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Monroe Well Service, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Burkburnett, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · (940) 733-6995
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Luke D.L. Oil Co. |
| Production reports | Luke, D.L. Oil Co.through Apr 2022 |
| Latest permit | Monroe Well Service, Inc.Dec 6, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 6, 1985
- last permit issued
- Apr 3, 1986
- completed
- 72.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 50
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 3, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 20, 1990
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; they carry 22 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elsea-DFS 1985 O-13-25949 | Wichita County Regular | Luke, D.L. Oil Co. | 22 | 72.1K | 50 | 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.
- 1Phoenix Operating Company, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 2002
- 2Luke, D.L. Oil Co.Aug 2002 → Apr 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 292077-99 | Drill | Monroe Well Service, Inc. | Dec 6, 1985 | Dec 6, 1985 | Dec 10, 1985 | 1,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-25949 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,070 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas SandTOP THOMAS SAND | 1,453 | -383 |
| Top Megargel Limestone | 1,538 | -468 |
| Top Gunsite Sand | 1,670 | -600 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,678 | 1,680 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,784 | 7.875 | 425 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 | Jan 20, 1987 | Jan 7, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 13, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-485-40839 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-485-40839 → 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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