TEXAS · WELLS · GAINES COUNTY · LADD 'A' LEASE · API 42-165-31416 · DISTRICT 7B
Ladd A #1
Gaines County · V & S (San Andres) field · Shut In · Vertical
Ladd A #1 (API 42-165-31416) is a well in Gaines County operated by Mcclure Oil Company Inc., completed July 8, 1978 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2019.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 12, 1978, permitted to 5,100 ft.
It was permitted by Estoril Producing Corporation and has since transferred to Mcclure Oil Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 52K barrels of oil and 145 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Estoril Producing Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 4, 2025
- Permits on file
- 343
- Phone
- (432) 683-2787
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | McClure Oil Company Inc. |
| Production reports | McClure Oil Company, Inc.through Mar 2022 |
| Latest permit | Estoril Producing CorporationJun 12, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 12, 1978
- last permit issued
- Jul 8, 1978
- completed
- 52K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 145
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 8, 1978
- Shut in
- Nov 1, 2019
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent (D)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladd 'A' O-11-62226 | V & S (San Andres) | McClure Oil Company, Inc. | 1 | 52K | 145 | 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.
- 1Estoril Producing CorporationJan 1993 → Aug 1993
- 2Amax Oil & Gas Inc.Sep 1993 → Mar 1994
- 3Ladd Operating CompanyApr 1994 → Sep 1997
- 4Ladd Oil & Gas CorporationOct 1997 → Aug 2012
- 5McClure Oil Company, Inc.Sep 2012 → Mar 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26268-99 | Drill | Estoril Producing Corporation | Jun 12, 1978 | Jun 12, 1978 | — | 5,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 1978 | Ladd A O-11-62226 | V & S (San Andres) | McClure Oil Company Inc. | Shut In · shut in Nov 1, 2019 | 5,100 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| — | 5,008 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 338 | 11 | 250 S |
| 4.5 | 5,100 | 7.875 | 300 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 24, 1978 | — |
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 42-165-31416 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-31416 → 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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