WELL · 42-135-20515 · DISTRICT 8
Ector AR Fee #6
Ector County · Penwell (Queen) field · Vertical
Ector AR Fee #6 (API 42-135-20515) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged July 31, 2023, last operated by Pen-Tex Production CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 15, 1997, permitted to 3,920 ft.
It was permitted by Pen-Tex Production CO. L.L.C. and has since transferred to Pen-Tex Production CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Queen.
Its 2 leases have reported 115K barrels of oil and 205K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 19 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pen-Tex Production Co. L.L.C.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Penwell, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · (432) 557-7070
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pen-Tex Production Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Pen-Tex Production Co. Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Pen-Tex Production Co. L.L.C.May 15, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,920
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 15, 1997
- last permit issued
- Jul 9, 1997
- completed
- 115K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 205K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 9, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 31, 2023
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 19 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ector -AR- Fee O-10-18196 | Harper | Pen-Tex Production Co. Inc. | 18 | 115K | 81.9K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Ector "AR" Fee G-10-163941 | Penwell (Queen) | Pen-Tex Production Co. Inc. | 1 | 0 | 124K | Jul 1997 – Jul 2023 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,814 · prior 12 2,017(-10%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 815 · prior 12 950(-14%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1995
- 2Pen-Tex Production Co. L.L.C.Feb 1995 → Nov 1998
- 3Pen-Tex Production Co. Inc.Dec 1998 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 462166-99 | Recompletion | Pen-Tex Production Co. L.L.C. | May 8, 1997 | May 15, 1997 | Jun 6, 1997 | 3,920 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-163941 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-18196 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,085 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen | 3,772 | -687 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,801 | 3,811 | Perforated |
| — | 4,300 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.625 | 312 | — | — |
| 7.625 | 332 | 9.875 | 200 S |
| 1.5 | 3,954 | — | — |
| 3.5 | 4,294 | — | — |
| 3.5 | 4,305 | 6.75 | 800 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 | Aug 25, 1997 | Aug 7, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 15, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 5, 1964 | — |
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 42-135-20515 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-20515 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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