WELL · 42-009-40877 · DISTRICT 9
Medders-Edwards 38 #1
Archer County · Wildcat field · Vertical
Medders-Edwards 38 #1 (API 42-009-40877) is a plugged well in Archer County, plugged February 9, 1999, last operated by Medders Oil Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 10, 1994, permitted to 6,400 ft.
It was permitted by Medders Oil Company and has since transferred to Medders Oil Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Vogtsberger, Smithwick, Caddo, Mississippian.
Operator of record
Permitted by Medders Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 291 permits on file · (806) 422-1188
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Medders Oil Company Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Medders Oil CompanyOct 10, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,400
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 10, 1994
- last permit issued
- Jan 4, 1995
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1995 THROUGH Mar 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 4, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 9, 1999
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medders-Edwards "38" O-13-28913 | Wildcat | Medders Oil Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1995 – Mar 1999 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 428886-98 | Drill | Medders Oil Company | Dec 21, 1994 | Oct 10, 1994 | Dec 6, 1994 | 6,400 |
| 428886-99 | Drill | Medders Oil Company | Oct 7, 1994 | Oct 10, 1994 | — | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-28913 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 993 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Vogtsberger | 4,740 | -3,747 |
| Smithwick | 5,342 | -4,349 |
| CaddoCADDO REEF | 5,400 | -4,407 |
| CaddoCADDO CONGLOMERATE | 5,656 | -4,663 |
| Mississippian | 5,672 | -4,679 |
| EllenburgerELLENBERGER | 5,950 | -4,957 |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 217 | 12.25 | 135 S |
| 4.5 | 6,152 | 7.875 | 600 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 15, 1995 | Feb 6, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 16, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-009-40877 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-009-40877 → 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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