WELL · 42-163-32805 · DISTRICT 1
Riggan #1
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Riggan #1 (API 42-163-32805) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged January 21, 2021, last operated by Ginco Operating CO..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1990 and 1992, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Fortune Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Ginco Operating CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Escondido, Olmos, San Miguel, Anacacho.
Its lease has reported 2.95K barrels of oil and 11 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fortune Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 4 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ginco Operating Co. |
| Production reports | Ginco Operating Co.through Oct 1995 |
| Latest permit | Fortune Operating, Inc.Oct 27, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 27, 1992
- last permit issued
- Nov 18, 1992
- completed
- 2.95K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 11
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 18, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 21, 2021
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riggan O-1-12782 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Ginco Operating Co. | 2 | 2.95K | 11 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Fortune Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1993
- 2Texan ProductionDec 1993 → Mar 1994
- 3Ginco Operating Co.Jun 1995 → Oct 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 413826-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Fortune Operating, Inc. | Oct 27, 1992 | Oct 27, 1992 | Nov 10, 1992 | 8,500 |
| 376611-98 | Drill | Momentum Oil & Gas Corporation | Dec 7, 1990 | Aug 14, 1990 | — | 8,500 |
| 376611-99 | Drill | Momentum Oil & Gas Corporation | Aug 14, 1990 | Aug 14, 1990 | Aug 19, 1990 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12782 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-12782 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 602 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Escondido | 3,130 | -2,528 |
| Olmos | 4,155 | -3,553 |
| San Miguel | 4,450 | -3,848 |
| Anacacho | 5,060 | -4,458 |
| Austin Chalk | 5,440 | -4,838 |
| Austin Chalk | 5,754 | -5,152 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,505 | 7,341 | Perforated |
| 6,380 | 6,856 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 725 | 12.25 | 170 S |
| 5.5 | 5,072 | 6.75 | 570 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 7, 1993 | Jul 6, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Aug 30, 1993 | Sep 27, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 30, 1991 | Sep 27, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 10, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-163-32805 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-32805 → 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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