WELL · 42-135-35579 · DISTRICT 8
Sprague Ruth #1
Ector County · Ratliff N. (Wolfcamp) field · Vertical
Sprague Ruth #1 (API 42-135-35579) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged April 15, 2014, last operated by Reatta Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 3, 1987, permitted to 10,100 ft.
It was permitted by Amoco Production CO.-Andrews and has since transferred to Reatta Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Grayburg, San Andres, Clear Fork, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 12.5K barrels of oil and 30.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2015.
Operator of record
Permitted by Amoco Production Co.-Andrews; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 61 permits on file · (432) 853-9557
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Reatta Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Reatta Energy, Inc.through Jun 2013 |
| Latest permit | Amoco Production Co.-AndrewsJun 3, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 3, 1987
- last permit issued
- Jul 15, 1987
- completed
- 12.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 30.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 15, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 15, 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprague, Ruth O-10-31362 | Ratliff, N. (Wolfcamp) | Reatta Energy, Inc. | 1 | 12.5K | 30.6K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2015 |
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.
- 1Pioneer Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 1995
- 2Thompson, J. CleoMay 1995 → Aug 2001
- 3Reatta Energy, Inc.Sep 2001 → Jun 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 331071-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Co.-Andrews | Jun 3, 1987 | Jun 3, 1987 | Jun 7, 1987 | 10,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-31362 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,985 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Grayburg | 4,630 | -1,645 |
| San Andres | 4,850 | -1,865 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 6,790 | -3,805 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,630 | -5,645 |
| WolfcampLOWER WOLFCAMP | 8,785 | -5,800 |
| PennsylvanianPENN | 9,450 | -6,465 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,799 | 8,804 | Perforated |
| 8,900 | 8,909 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,640 | 17.5 | 10,350 S |
| 8.625 | 5,100 | 12.25 | 2,350 S |
| 5.5 | 9,612 | 7.875 | 1,475 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 | Sep 4, 1987 | Aug 19, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 27, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-135-35579 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-35579 → 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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