WELL · 42-135-41540 · DISTRICT 8
Richard #7
Ector County · Goldsmith (Clear Fork) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Richard #7 (API 42-135-41540) is a well in Ector County operated by Scout Energy Management LLC, completed April 11, 2012 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 10, 2012, permitted to 7,200 ft.
It was permitted by BC Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Scout Energy Management LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Holt, Glorieta, Clear Fork.
Its lease has reported 489K barrels of oil and 3.52M mcf of gas since September 2010, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 10 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by BC Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 22, 2025
- Permits on file
- 483
- Phone
- (972) 277-1397
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Scout Energy Management LLC |
| Production reports | Scout Energy Management LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | BC Operating, Inc.Feb 10, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 10, 2012
- last permit issued
- Apr 11, 2012
- completed
- 489K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.52M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 11, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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; they carry 10 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard O-10-40504 | Goldsmith (Clear Fork) | Scout Energy Management LLC | 10 | 489K | 3.52M | Sep 2010 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 84,342 · prior 12 109,890(-23%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 7,853 · prior 12 10,552(-26%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1BC Operating, Inc.Sep 2010 → Nov 2013
- 2Linn Operating, Inc.Dec 2013 → Apr 2017
- 3Linn Operating, LLCMay 2017 → Mar 2018
- 4Scout Energy Management LLCApr 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 732887-98 | Drill | BC Operating, Inc. | Mar 6, 2012 | Feb 10, 2012 | Mar 3, 2012 | 7,200 |
| 732887-99 | Drill | BC Operating, Inc. | Feb 1, 2012 | Feb 10, 2012 | Mar 3, 2012 | 7,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-40504 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,126 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Holt | 5,022 | -1,896 |
| Glorieta | 5,152 | -2,026 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,550 | -2,424 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,058 | 7,080 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,817 | 12.25 | 1,185 S |
| 5.5 | 7,164 | 8.75 | 680 S |
| 9.625 | — | 12.25 | 625 S |
| 5.5 | — | 8.75 | 770 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 | May 13, 2013 | Apr 26, 2012 | 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 42-135-41540 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-41540 → 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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