WELL · 42-025-32031 · DISTRICT 2
Rico S.J. #1
Bee County · Strauch-Wilcox (Rico) field · Vertical
Rico S.J. #1 (API 42-025-32031) is a plugged well in Bee County, plugged September 22, 2000, last operated by Cactus Petroleum Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 24, 1983, permitted to 4,500 ft.
It was permitted by Sydson D'Oro Exploration Company and has since transferred to Cactus Petroleum Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Vicksburg, Jackson, Hockley (Rico), Pettus.
Its lease has reported 1.82K barrels of oil and 33 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sydson D'oro Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 13 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cactus Petroleum Corporation |
| Production reports | Cactus Petroleum Corporationthrough Sep 1996 |
| Latest permit | Sydson D'oro Exploration CompanyAug 24, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 24, 1983
- last permit issued
- Oct 21, 1983
- completed
- 1.82K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 33
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 21, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 22, 2000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rico, S.J. O-2-6605 | Strauch-Wilcox (Rico) | Cactus Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 1.82K | 33 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Transfuel Resources CompanyJan 1993 → Jun 1995
- 2Cactus Petroleum CorporationSep 1995 → Sep 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 207115-99 | Drill | Sydson D'oro Exploration Company | Aug 24, 1983 | Aug 24, 1983 | — | 4,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-6605 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 321 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,388 | 3,398 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 320 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 5.5 | 4,200 | 8.75 | 865 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 9, 1984 | Nov 21, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Feb 25, 1984 | Nov 21, 1983 | — |
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 42-025-32031 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-025-32031 → 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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