WELL · 42-507-30933 · DISTRICT 1
Buchanan #1
Zavala County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Buchanan #1 (API 42-507-30933) is a plugged well in Zavala County, plugged August 24, 2001, last operated by Pronghorn Oil & Gas CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 1, 1977, permitted to 6,700 ft.
It was permitted by Seagull Operating CO. Inc. and has since transferred to Pronghorn Oil & Gas CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Escondido, Olmos, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 195 barrels of oil and 10 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2003.
Operator of record
Permitted by Seagull Operating Co. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Mesa, AZ · P-5 Y, filed Apr 13, 2001 · 2 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pronghorn Oil & Gas Co. |
| Production reports | Pronghorn Oil & Gas Co.through Mar 1994 |
| Latest permit | Seagull Operating Co. Inc.Nov 1, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 1, 1977
- last permit issued
- Mar 23, 1994
- completed
- 195
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 10
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 23, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 24, 2001
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan O-1-5595 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Pronghorn Oil & Gas Co. | 1 | 195 | 10 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2003 |
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.
- 1Seagull Operating Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1993
- 2Pronghorn Oil & Gas Co.Feb 1994 → Mar 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11119-99 | Drill | Seagull Operating Co. Inc. | Nov 1, 1977 | Nov 1, 1977 | Nov 11, 1977 | 6,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-5595 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 532 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Escondido | 2,960 | -2,428 |
| Olmos | 4,170 | -3,638 |
| Austin Chalk | 5,900 | -5,368 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,172 | 4,176 | Perforated |
| 4,182 | 4,187 | Perforated |
| 5,856 | 6,632 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 344 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 8.625 | 344 | — | 250 S |
| — | 4,406 | 7.875 | 841 S |
| 4.5 | 6,650 | — | 130 S |
| 4.5 | 6,650 | 7.875 | 462 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 22, 1994 | Apr 4, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 25, 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 42-507-30933 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-507-30933 → 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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