WELL · 42-083-35521 · DISTRICT 7
Rough Creek Ranch East #1
Coleman County · Rough Creek Ranch (Gardner Sd.) field · Vertical
Rough Creek Ranch East #1 (API 42-083-35521) is a plugged well in Coleman County, plugged January 9, 2026, last operated by Fortuna Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 27, 1996, permitted to 3,750 ft.
It was permitted by Aurora Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to Fortuna Exploration Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Upper Capps, Gardner.
Its lease has reported 19.8K barrels of oil and 77.6K mcf of gas since April 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Aurora Gas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 42 permits on file · (325) 668-8683
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fortuna Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | Fortuna Exploration, Inc.through May 2020 |
| Latest permit | Aurora Gas, Inc.Nov 27, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,750
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 27, 1996
- last permit issued
- Apr 21, 1997
- completed
- 19.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 77.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 21, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 9, 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rough Creek Ranch East O-8-28149 | Rough Creek Ranch (Gardner Sd.) | Fortuna Exploration, Inc. | 2 | 19.8K | 77.6K | Apr 1997 – 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.
- 1Aurora Gas, Inc.Apr 1997 → Jan 2000
- 2Aurora Power Resources, Inc.Feb 2000 → May 2005
- 3Quay Valley, Inc.Jun 2005 → Apr 2006
- 4Big Star Oil & Gas, LLCMay 2006 → Apr 2016
- 5Fortuna Exploration, Inc.Aug 2016 → Apr 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 455740-99 | Drill | Aurora Gas, Inc. | Nov 27, 1996 | Nov 27, 1996 | Dec 7, 1996 | 3,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-28149 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,939 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Capps | 3,132 | -1,193 |
| Gardner | 3,452 | -1,513 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,455 | 3,459 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 259 | 12.25 | 150 S |
| 4.5 | 3,561 | 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 | Jun 6, 1997 | Apr 28, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | May 13, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-083-35521 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-083-35521 → 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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