WELL · 42-135-36949 · DISTRICT 8
Rigel #1
Ector County · Vertical
Rigel #1 (API 42-135-36949) is a permitted well in Ector County filed by Marathon Oil Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1994 and 1999, permitted to 10,500 ft.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Yates, San Adres, San Andres, Clear Fork.
Its 3 leases have reported 6.87K barrels of oil and 71.2K mcf of gas since August 1994, last reporting in July 1999. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 3,707 permits on file · (800) 332-9449
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Marathon Oil Companythrough Jun 1997 |
| Latest permit | Marathon Oil CompanyMar 17, 1999 |
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Mar 17, 1999
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 6.87K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 71.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1994 THROUGH Jul 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigel O-10-35403 | Edwards -04- (Wolfcamp) | Marathon Oil Company | 1 | 489 | 10K | Nov 1996 – Jul 1999 |
| Rigel G-10-158925 | Orion (Wolfcamp) | Marathon Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 562 | Apr 1996 – Jun 1999 |
| Rigel O-10-34268 | Orion (Wolfcamp) | Marathon Oil Company | 1 | 6.38K | 60.6K | Aug 1994 – Mar 1997 |
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.
- 1Marathon Oil CompanyAug 1994 → Jun 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 483321-99 | Recompletion | Marathon Oil Company | Mar 17, 1999 | Mar 17, 1999 | — | 4,450 |
| 457073-98 | Recompletion | Marathon Oil Company | Apr 11, 1997 | Jan 7, 1997 | Oct 3, 1996 | 10,450 |
| 457073-99 | Recompletion | Marathon Oil Company | Jan 7, 1997 | Jan 7, 1997 | — | 10,450 |
| 424745-99 | Drill | Marathon Oil Company | Jun 10, 1994 | Jun 10, 1994 | Jul 5, 1994 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-158925 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-34268 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-35403 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,948 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 3,102 | -154 |
| San Adres | 4,700 | -1,752 |
| San Andres | 4,700 | -1,752 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 6,917 | -3,969 |
| Clfk | 6,917 | -3,969 |
| Dean | 8,322 | -5,374 |
| Wlfcmp | 8,780 | -5,832 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,780 | -5,832 |
| Bend | 10,340 | -7,392 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,870 | 7,910 | Perforated |
| 9,385 | 9,485 | Perforated |
| 9,385 | 9,530 | Perforated |
| 9,878 | 9,887 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 367 | 17.5 | 375 S |
| 13.375 | 5,985 | 17.5 | 375 S |
| 9.625 | 5,985 | 12.25 | 2,920 S |
| 5.5 | 10,195 | 8.5 | 1,100 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 | Apr 21, 1998 | Dec 19, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 12, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 16, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 22, 1995 | Nov 2, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Oct 26, 1994 | Sep 14, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 26, 1994 | — | Yes |
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 42-135-36949 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-36949 → 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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