WELL · 42-095-31022 · DISTRICT 7
Letcher #1
Concho County · Letcher (Lower Cook Sand) field · Vertical
Letcher #1 (API 42-095-31022) is a plugged well in Concho County, plugged September 10, 1997, last operated by Explo Oil Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1989 and 1997, permitted to 1,999 ft.
It was permitted by Elco Oil & Gas and has since transferred to Explo Oil Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Lower Cook Sand.
Its 3 leases have reported 25.4K barrels of oil and 237 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 10 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Elco Oil & Gas; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 8, 2022 · 11 permits on file · (972) 824-6229
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Explo Oil Inc. |
| Production reports | Damron Energy, LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Elco Oil & GasDec 4, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,999
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 4, 1997
- last permit issued
- Jul 21, 1989
- completed
- 25.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 237
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 21, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 10, 1997
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 10 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basham O-9-12815 | Letcher (Lower Cook Sand) | Damron Energy, LLC | 4 | 24.7K | 212 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Letcher O-9-12704 | Letcher (Lower Cook Sand) | Explo Oil, Inc. | 4 | 747 | 25 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2003 |
| Letcher O-9-14847 | Letcher (Lower Cook Sand) | Elco Oil & Gas | 2 | 0 | 0 | Dec 1998 – Apr 1999 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 756 · prior 12 1,096(-31%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Elco Oil & GasJan 1993 → Dec 2013
- 2Explo Oil, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1993
- 3Elco Oil & Gas, Inc.Jan 2014 → Jun 2023
- 4Damron Energy, LLCJul 2023 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 470401-99 | Reenter | Elco Oil & Gas | Nov 21, 1997 | Dec 4, 1997 | Apr 2, 1998 | 1,500 |
| 361351-99 | Drill | Anderson, Roger W. Corp. | Jul 10, 1989 | Jul 10, 1989 | — | 1,999 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-12704 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-12815 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-14847 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,058 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Cook Sand | 1,350 | 708 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,351 | 1,357 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,560 | 7.875 | 320 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 | Mar 29, 1999 | Nov 24, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Jan 4, 1999 | Nov 24, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Dec 16, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 28, 1989 | Aug 15, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 26, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-095-31022 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-095-31022 → 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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