WELL · 42-077-31978 · DISTRICT 9
Scaling Ranch -Q- #1
Clay County · Watson field · Shut IN · Vertical
Scaling Ranch -Q- #1 (API 42-077-31978) is a well in Clay County operated by Bridwell Oil CO., completed January 14, 1981 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in September 1, 2024.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 3, 1980, permitted to 5,779 ft.
Its lease has reported 16.2K barrels of oil and 181K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Wichita Falls, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 7, 2026
- Permits on file
- 1,146
- Phone
- (940) 723-4351
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bridwell Oil Co. |
| Production reports | Bridwell Oil Co.through May 2023 |
| Latest permit | Bridwell Oil Co.Dec 3, 1980 |
- 5,779
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 3, 1980
- last permit issued
- Jan 14, 1981
- completed
- 16.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 181K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 14, 1981
- Shut in
- Sep 1, 2024
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scaling Ranch -Q- O-13-20753 | Watson | Bridwell Oil Co. | 2 | 16.2K | 181K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Bridwell Oil Co.Jan 1993 → May 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100644-99 | Drill | Bridwell Oil Co. | Dec 3, 1980 | Dec 3, 1980 | — | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 1981 | Scaling Ranch -Q- O-13-20753 | Watson | Bridwell Oil Co. | Shut IN · shut in Sep 1, 2024 | 5,779 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,657 | 5,662 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 222 | 12.25 | 160 S |
| 2.375 | 5,690 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,778 | 7.875 | 120 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 3, 1981 | — |
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 42-077-31978 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-077-31978 → 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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