WELL · 42-073-31115 · DISTRICT 6
Childress Unit #1
Cherokee County · Good Springs (Pettit) field · Producing · Horizontal
Childress Unit #1 (API 42-073-31115) is a horizontal well in Cherokee County operated by Buffco Production Inc., completed July 12, 2009 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 17, 2004, permitted to 8,100 ft.
It was permitted by Will-Drill Production CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Buffco Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including B/Ferry Lake, James Lime, Pettit.
Its lease has reported 102K barrels of oil and 1.19K mcf of gas since February 2005, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Will-Drill Production Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Longview, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 397 permits on file · (903) 736-4697
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Buffco Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Buffco Production Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Will-Drill Production Co., Inc.Nov 17, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,100
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 17, 2004
- last permit issued
- Jul 12, 2009
- completed
- 102K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.19K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 12, 2009
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childress Unit O-6-14385 | Good Springs (Pettit) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 102K | 1.19K | Feb 2005 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,475 · prior 12 2,862(-14%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Will-Drill Production Co., Inc.Feb 2005 → Feb 2006
- 2Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P.Mar 2006 → Sep 2007
- 3Coronado Energy E&P Company, LLCOct 2007 → Jun 2009
- 4Hibbard Energy, LPJul 2009 → Jan 2012
- 5Buffco Production Inc.Feb 2012 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 553762-98 | Drill | Will-Drill Production Co., Inc. | Mar 18, 2005 | Nov 17, 2004 | — | 8,100 |
| 553762-99 | Drill | Will-Drill Production Co., Inc. | Nov 17, 2004 | Nov 17, 2004 | Dec 17, 2004 | 8,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-14385 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 330 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B/Ferry Lake | 7,110 | -6,780 |
| James LimeJAMES | 7,578 | -7,248 |
| Pettit | 7,884 | -7,554 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,181 | 11,981 | Perforated |
| 8,181 | 12,880 | Perforated |
| 8,181 | 15,218 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,330 | 12.25 | 800 S |
| 7 | 8,181 | 8.75 | 520 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 8, 2009 | Jul 27, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Aug 3, 2005 | Mar 24, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | May 20, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-073-31115 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-073-31115 → 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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