WELL · 42-055-33726 · DISTRICT 1
Purcell C. E. #6
Caldwell County · Spiller field · Vertical
Purcell C. E. #6 (API 42-055-33726) is a plugged well in Caldwell County, plugged January 22, 2003, last operated by Ginco Operating CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 21, 1984, permitted to 2,550 ft.
It was permitted by Cloughly, Ernest M. and has since transferred to Ginco Operating CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Buda.
Its lease has reported 935 barrels of oil and 2.47K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cloughly, Ernest M.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 4 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ginco Operating Co. |
| Production reports | Ginco Operating Co.through Oct 1995 |
| Latest permit | Cloughly, Ernest M.Nov 21, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,550
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 21, 1984
- last permit issued
- Sep 24, 1985
- completed
- 935
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.47K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 24, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 22, 2003
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purcell, C. E. O-1-3354 | Spiller | Ginco Operating Co. | 5 | 935 | 2.47K | 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.
- 1Spencer-Cloughly Investments IncJan 1993 → Apr 1994
- 2Penrod Oil Company of Texas, IncMay 1994 → Sep 1994
- 3Mobile Production Systems, Inc.Oct 1994 → Oct 1994
- 4Ginco Operating Co.Mar 1995 → Oct 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 258491-99 | Drill | Cloughly, Ernest M. | Nov 21, 1984 | Nov 21, 1984 | — | 2,550 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-3354 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 1,578 |
| Austin Chalk | 2,000 |
| Buda | 2,268 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,582 | 1,636 | Perforated |
| 2,022 | 2,046 | Perforated |
| 2,057 | 2,074 | Perforated |
| 2,083 | 2,102 | Perforated |
| 2,123 | 2,150 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 2,320 | 7.875 | 361 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 | Oct 25, 1985 | Oct 4, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 22, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-055-33726 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-33726 → 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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