WELL · 42-503-38106 · DISTRICT 9
Grimes Joe #1
Young County · Young County Regular (Gas) field · Producing · Vertical
Grimes Joe #1 (API 42-503-38106) is a well in Young County operated by Rainwater John, completed January 25, 1985 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 8, 1984, permitted to 4,900 ft.
It was permitted by N. E. Operating CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Rainwater John on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Palo Pinto, Capps Lime, Caddo, Marble Falls.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by N. E. Operating Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 17 permits on file · (940) 521-2956
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Rainwater John |
| Production reports | Rainwater, Johnthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | N. E. Operating Co., Inc.May 8, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 8, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jan 25, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 264K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 25, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimes, Joe G-13-115287 | Young County Regular (Gas) | Rainwater, John | 1 | 0 | 264K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 12,314 · prior 12 10,090(+22%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1N. E. Operating Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 2013
- 2Rainwater, JohnMar 2013 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 237945-99 | Drill | N. E. Operating Co., Inc. | May 4, 1984 | May 8, 1984 | — | 4,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-115287 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,164 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Palo PintoPALO PINTO LIME | 1,443 | -279 |
| Capps Lime | 1,899 | -735 |
| CaddoCADDO LIME | 3,780 | -2,616 |
| Marble FallsLOWER MARBLE FALLS LIME | 4,314 | -3,150 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,212 | 4,222 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 182 | 12.25 | 125 S |
| 4.5 | 4,324 | 7.875 | 125 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 | Mar 21, 1985 | Feb 22, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Mar 15, 1985 | Feb 5, 1985 | — |
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 42-503-38106 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-503-38106 → 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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