WELL · 42-135-32848 · DISTRICT 8
Ruth G. Palmer #12
Ector County · Foster field · Shut IN · Vertical
Ruth G. Palmer #12 (API 42-135-32848) is a well in Ector County operated by Bustamante Oil Company, completed December 12, 1977 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in July 1, 2024.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 15, 1977, permitted to 5,800 ft.
It was permitted by Atlantic Richfield CO. and has since transferred to Bustamante Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 23.2K barrels of oil and 7.19K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Atlantic Richfield Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 11, 2025
- Permits on file
- 4
- Phone
- (432) 685-3236
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Arco Oil & Gas Co. |
| Production reports | Bustamante Oil Companythrough Dec 2023 |
| Latest permit | Atlantic Richfield Co.Nov 15, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 15, 1977
- last permit issued
- Dec 12, 1977
- completed
- 23.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.19K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 12, 1977
- Shut in
- Jul 1, 2024
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth G. Palmer O-10-33634 | Foster | Bustamante Oil Company | 1 | 23.2K | 7.19K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Palmer, Ruth G. O-10-20683 | Foster | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | 3 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Feb 1993 |
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.
- 1Chapel Resources, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 2003
- 2Robertson Resources, Inc.Jan 2004 → Oct 2015
- 3Bustamante Oil CompanyNov 2015 → Dec 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12104-99 | Drill | Atlantic Richfield Co. | Nov 15, 1977 | Nov 15, 1977 | Dec 5, 1977 | 5,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 1977 | Ruth G. Palmer O-10-33634 | Foster | Bustamante Oil Company | Shut IN · shut in Jul 1, 2024 | 5,800 |
| Dec 12, 1977 | Palmer Ruth G. O-10-20683 | Foster | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Not on Schedule | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,426 | 4,436 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 350 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 5.5 | 4,506 | 7.875 | 1,230 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 | Dec 16, 1992 | Jan 23, 1978 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 23, 1978 | — |
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 42-135-32848 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-32848 → 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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