WELL · 42-487-30742 · DISTRICT 9
Bowers J. W. #16
Wilbarger County · Wilbarger County Regular field · Vertical
Bowers J. W. #16 (API 42-487-30742) is a plugged well in Wilbarger County, plugged October 17, 2017, last operated by Aegis Fluids Management LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 3, 1978, permitted to 1,650 ft.
It was permitted by Box, W. A. and has since transferred to Aegis Fluids Management LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Base Coleman Jn, Cisco.
Its lease has reported 2.38K barrels of oil and 20 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 15 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Box, W. A.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Plano, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 25 permits on file · (469) 964-0436
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Aegis Fluids Management LLC |
| Production reports | Salvador Oil, LLCthrough Jun 2014 |
| Latest permit | Box, W. A.Feb 3, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,650
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 3, 1978
- last permit issued
- May 5, 1978
- completed
- 2.38K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 5, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 17, 2017
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 15 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowers, J. W. O-13-14570 | Wilbarger County Regular | Aegis Fluids Management, LLC | 15 | 2.38K | 20 | 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.
- 1Byers, R.D.Jan 1993 → Aug 1995
- 2Abc NRGSep 1995 → Oct 2005
- 3Den-Kay Corp.Nov 2005 → Aug 2009
- 4Den-Kay, LLCSep 2009 → Jul 2010
- 5Veneto Exploration, LLCAug 2010 → Apr 2013
- 6Salvador Oil, LLCSep 2013 → Jun 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17607-99 | Drill | Box, W. A. | Feb 3, 1978 | Feb 3, 1978 | Apr 14, 1978 | 1,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-14570 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,290 | 1,295 | Perforated |
| 1,301 | 1,305 | Perforated |
| 1,319 | 1,323 | Perforated |
| 1,335 | 1,339 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 1,500 | 7.875 | 325 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 12, 1984 | Jun 12, 1978 | — |
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 42-487-30742 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-487-30742 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000122308 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Oct 20, 2017 | 150 | 750 | 1,290–1,339 |
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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