WELL · 42-161-30626 · DISTRICT 5
Willard #1
Freestone County · Reed N. (Cotton Valley Lime) field · Vertical
Willard #1 (API 42-161-30626) is a well in Freestone County operated by Buffco Production Inc., completed November 30, 1980.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1999, permitted to 13,350 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Del Rio, Glen Rose, Mass Anhydrite, Rodessa.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Longview, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 14, 2025
- Permits on file
- 397
- Phone
- (903) 988-8199
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Buffco Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Buffco Production Inc.Mar 24, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,350
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 24, 1999
- last permit issued
- Nov 30, 1980
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 750K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 30, 1980
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willard G-5-172497 | Teague (CV-Bossier Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 673K | Jan 1999 – Jul 2026 |
| Willard G-5-91956 | Reed, N. (Cotton Valley Lime) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 0 | 76.5K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2000 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,351 · prior 12 4,376(-1%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Petroleum Exchange Oper. Co. IncJan 1993 → Apr 1993
- 2Inland Oil and GasMay 1993 → Jul 1994
- 3Jess Energy CompanyAug 1994 → Sep 1997
- 4Buffco Production Inc.Oct 1997 → Nov 2003
- 5XTO Energy Inc.Dec 2003 → Dec 2023
- 6Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 483410-99 | Recompletion | Buffco Production Inc. | Mar 22, 1999 | Mar 24, 1999 | Nov 13, 1998 | 12,850 |
| 94513-99 | Drill | Texas Oil & Gas Corp. | Oct 2, 1980 | Oct 2, 1980 | Oct 12, 1980 | 13,350 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-91956 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-172497 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 456 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Del Rio | 5,095 | -4,639 |
| Glen Rose | 6,385 | -5,929 |
| Mass Anhydrite | 7,320 | -6,864 |
| Rodessa | 7,515 | -7,059 |
| James Lime | 8,070 | -7,614 |
| Pine Island | 8,140 | -7,684 |
| Pettit | 8,225 | -7,769 |
| Travis Peak | 8,415 | -7,959 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY SAND | 10,430 | -9,974 |
| Bossier | 11,600 | -11,144 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 12,435 | -11,979 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,872 | 11,886 | Perforated |
| 11,891 | 11,897 | Perforated |
| 12,503 | 12,524 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 80 | 20 | 8 S |
| 9.625 | 5,001 | 12.25 | 2,000 S |
| 2.875 | 12,415 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 12,850 | 8.75 | 2,050 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 5, 1999 | Mar 19, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 26, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 16, 1981 | — |
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 42-161-30626 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-30626 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). 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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