WELL · 42-497-35476 · DISTRICT 9
Maxwell Billy J. #1
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Maxwell Billy J. #1 (API 42-497-35476) is a plugged well in Wise County, plugged October 9, 2015, last operated by Aruba Petroleum Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 22, 2003, permitted to 9,000 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Atoka, Marble Falls, Barnett, Forestburg.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 8, 2022 · 427 permits on file · (940) 390-5604
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Aruba Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | Aruba Petroleum, Inc.through Dec 2013 |
| Latest permit | Aruba Petroleum, Inc.Dec 22, 2003 |
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 22, 2003
- last permit issued
- Jan 20, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 132K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2005 THROUGH Oct 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 20, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 9, 2015
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxwell Billy J. G-13-206649 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Aruba Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 132K | Jan 2005 – Oct 2015 |
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.
- 1Aruba Petroleum, Inc.Feb 2005 → Dec 2013
- 2375 Energy, Inc.Jun 2010 → Jul 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 540031-99 | Drill | Aruba Petroleum, Inc. | Dec 22, 2003 | Dec 22, 2003 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-206649 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,025 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Atoka | 6,750 | -5,725 |
| Marble Falls | 7,272 | -6,247 |
| Marble Falls | 7,280 | -6,255 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT | 7,662 | -6,637 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT | 7,737 | -6,712 |
| ForestburgFORESTBURG LIME | 7,745 | -6,720 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT | 8,200 | -7,175 |
| ViolaVIOLA LIMESTONE | 8,730 | -7,705 |
| ViolaVIOLA LIMESTONE | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,228 | 8,276 | Perforated |
| 8,276 | 8,372 | Perforated |
| 8,372 | 8,276 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 852 | 12.25 | 475 S |
| 5.5 | 8,732 | 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 | Apr 28, 2006 | Jan 27, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Jan 9, 2006 | May 31, 2005 | — |
| 00 | May 16, 2005 | Jan 25, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 8, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-497-35476 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-35476 → 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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