WELL · 42-077-31940 · DISTRICT 9
Richardson Pauline #5
Clay County · Joy (Strawn) field · Vertical
Richardson Pauline #5 (API 42-077-31940) is a plugged well in Clay County, plugged September 21, 1993, last operated by Abb Oil CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 9, 1980, permitted to 4,600 ft.
It was permitted by Abb Drilling Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Abb Oil CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Lime, Shale W/Sand Stks, Sand Oil Show, Shale.
Its lease has reported 2.6K barrels of oil and 18 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in November 1995. The lease carries 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Abb Drilling Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 152 permits on file · (940) 733-6420
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Abb Oil Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Abb Oil Co., Inc.through Dec 1994 |
| Latest permit | Abb Drilling Company, Inc.Oct 9, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 9, 1980
- last permit issued
- Nov 10, 1980
- completed
- 2.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 18
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 10, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 21, 1993
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 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson, Pauline O-13-19122 | Joy (Strawn) | Abb Oil Co., Inc. | 8 | 2.6K | 18 | Jan 1993 – Nov 1995 |
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.
- 1Abb Oil Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95953-99 | Drill | Abb Drilling Company, Inc. | Oct 9, 1980 | Oct 9, 1980 | — | 4,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-19122 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,026 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Lime | 3,216 | -2,190 |
| Shale W/Sand Stks | 3,234 | -2,208 |
| Sand Oil Show | 3,836 | -2,810 |
| Lime | 4,414 | -3,388 |
| Sand Oil Show | 4,476 | -3,450 |
| Shale | 4,490 | -3,464 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,476 | 4,490 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 264 | 12.25 | 130 S |
| 2.375 | 4,485 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,543 | 7.875 | 310 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 | May 4, 1993 | Apr 8, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Apr 21, 1993 | Mar 29, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 18, 1980 | — |
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 42-077-31940 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-077-31940 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 19.6K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 118K
- bbl, all reported
- Oct 1993
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000068525 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Nov 5, 1993 | 125 | 1,200 | 4,474–4,498 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 19,560 · prior 12 22,997(-15%)
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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