I want to know if a certain well is producing and if this is public information where I should go
You might check the Texas Railroad commission web site but it will probably be a real pain. The other solution might be to check with Dwight’s Energy Data or Petroleum Information Services though it may cost you something it is usually up to date within 3 months or so.
November 20th, 2009 at 5:00 am
Careful, talking about oil and texas may start a war.
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November 20th, 2009 at 5:25 am
Ask president Bush he owns oil in texas
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November 20th, 2009 at 5:54 am
You can try the court house..You can find ifo there.. start at the clerks office…GoodLuck
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November 20th, 2009 at 6:41 am
Most states have a board of oil and gas, its a state run agency that only deal with oil and gas. Meaning they have all production and drilling data, as well as future plans of oil wells. Included in the information is the township range and section of the wells , the counties, the date it was spudded, and whether or not the well is producing or has been plugged and abandoned. These agencies are usualy on the web and contain all of this information free to the public.
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November 20th, 2009 at 7:11 am
You might check the Texas Railroad commission web site but it will probably be a real pain. The other solution might be to check with Dwight’s Energy Data or Petroleum Information Services though it may cost you something it is usually up to date within 3 months or so.
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November 20th, 2009 at 7:36 am
I’m in the oil industry in the state of Oklahoma and I can tell you that all oil wells have at least something public about them. The date they were spudded (when they started drilling), date it was finished, completion date (different then finished drilling), what depths and formations were worked on, who the operator is, the location of the well, and their plugging dates are some of the information. In Oklahoma, if the well was recently drilled, the operator may ask for a 6 month or 1 year hold on the more sensitive information such as what depths were worked on and the initial production but after that time, all information has to be released. If you’re asking this information to see if you’re owed some royalties, that’s a completely different story because the surface owners don’t always own the mineral rights and the mineral owners are who get the royalties. For that, you’ll have to track down the paperwork on that property at the courthouse in the county the property is in. If you’re lucky, the clerks can help you with that.
For Texas, the URL for the Texas Railroad Commission is http://www.texasrailroadcommission.com.
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