WELL · 42-121-32146 · DISTRICT 9
Ketchum #1
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Horizontal
Ketchum #1 (API 42-121-32146) is a plugged horizontal well in Denton County, plugged September 14, 2006, last operated by Range Production Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 29, 2003, permitted to 11,800 ft.
It was permitted by Hughes, Dan A. Company and has since transferred to Range Production Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Davis Sand, Duff, Barnett, Forrestburg Lime.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hughes, Dan A. Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Inactive, filed Mar 4, 2015 · 1,666 permits on file · (817) 870-2601
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Range Production Company |
| Production reports | Stroud Energy, Ltd.through Jun 2005 |
| Latest permit | Hughes, Dan A. CompanyOct 29, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 29, 2003
- last permit issued
- Aug 18, 2004
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 253
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2004 THROUGH Sep 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 18, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 14, 2006
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ketchum G-13-208352 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Range Production Company | 1 | 0 | 253 | Aug 2004 – Sep 2006 |
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.
- 1Hughes, Dan A. CompanyAug 2004 → Sep 2004
- 2Stroud Energy, Ltd.Jun 2005 → Jun 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 538005-99 | Drill | Hughes, Dan A. Company | Oct 29, 2003 | Oct 29, 2003 | Nov 8, 2003 | 11,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-208352 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 629 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,075 | 10,571 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,435 | 14.75 | 515 S |
| 7.625 | 7,905 | 9.875 | 180 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 | Oct 24, 2005 | Apr 7, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | May 24, 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 42-121-32146 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-32146 → 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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