WELL · 42-009-42658 · DISTRICT 9
Richardson Trust 16 #5
Archer County · Archer County Regular field · Vertical
Richardson Trust 16 #5 (API 42-009-42658) is a plugged well in Archer County, plugged November 6, 2017, last operated by Guidance Oil Developers Inc.(1).
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 19, 2013, permitted to 1,900 ft.
It was permitted by Palmer, Mike Oil and has since transferred to Guidance Oil Developers Inc.(1) on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Thomas Sand, Gunsight, Bryson, Canyon.
Its lease has reported 9.75K barrels of oil and 201 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Guidance Oil Developers INC.(1)
Permitted by Palmer, Mike Oil; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Boerne, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 80 permits on file · (210) 380-3245
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Guidance Oil Developers INC.(1) |
| Production reports | Guidance Oil DEVELOPERS,INC.(1)through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Palmer, Mike OilNov 19, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 19, 2013
- last permit issued
- Mar 20, 2014
- completed
- 9.75K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 201
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 20, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 6, 2017
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; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson Trust "16" O-13-19891 | Archer County Regular | Guidance Oil DEVELOPERS,INC.(1) | 4 | 9.75K | 201 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 116 · prior 12 98(+18%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Palmer, John Inc.Mar 1993 → Feb 1994
- 2Palmer, John LLCMar 1994 → May 1998
- 3Palmer Tank Trucks, Inc.Jun 1998 → Jun 2007
- 4Palmer, Mike OilJul 2007 → Jan 2021
- 5Palmer Operating LLCFeb 2021 → Jun 2022
- 6Guidance Oil DEVELOPERS,INC.(1)Sep 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 773470-99 | Drill | Palmer, Mike Oil | Nov 8, 2013 | Nov 19, 2013 | Mar 10, 2014 | 1,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-19891 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,335 | 1,336 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,369 | 7.875 | 300 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 | Dec 15, 2015 | Nov 24, 2014 | Yes |
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 42-009-42658 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-009-42658 → 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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