WELL · 42-165-34002 · DISTRICT 8
Thames C. T. #1
Gaines County · Emerald (Silurian) field · Vertical
Thames C. T. #1 (API 42-165-34002) is a well in Gaines County operated by Apache Corporation, completed October 29, 2008.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1988 and 2010, permitted to 14,100 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Rustler, San Andres, Wolfcamp, Mississippian.
Its 2 leases have reported 488K barrels of oil and 56.2K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,756
- Phone
- (713) 954-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationMar 31, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,100
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 31, 2010
- last permit issued
- Oct 29, 2008
- completed
- 488K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 56.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 29, 2008
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thames, C. T. O-11-69501 | Wasson (Wolfcamp) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 210K | 54.2K | Feb 2010 – Jul 2026 |
| Thames, C. T. O-11-66314 | Emerald (Silurian) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 278K | 1.97K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2010 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 5,122 · prior 12 4,748(+8%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,904 · prior 12 1,437(+32%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Exxon Corp.Jan 1993 → Feb 1998
- 2Apache CorporationMar 1998 → Nov 2024
- 3Hilcorp Energy CompanyDec 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 693452-99 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | Mar 25, 2010 | Mar 31, 2010 | Jan 14, 2010 | 13,800 |
| 351111-98 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Oct 11, 1988 | Sep 13, 1988 | — | 14,100 |
| 351111-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Sep 12, 1988 | Sep 13, 1988 | — | 12,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-66314 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-69501 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,507 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 2,325 | 1,182 |
| San Andres | 5,312 | -1,805 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,357 | -5,850 |
| MississippianMISSISSIPPIAN LIME | 11,644 | -8,137 |
| MississippianMISSISSIPPI LIME | 11,644 | -8,137 |
| Precambrian | 12,284 | -8,777 |
| Silurian (undifferentiated)SILURIAN | 12,284 | -8,777 |
| Precambrian | 13,743 | -10,236 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,626 | 10,677 | Perforated |
| 12,286 | 12,300 | Perforated |
| 12,287 | 12,357 | Perforated |
| 12,287 | 12,387 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 332 | 17.5 | 362 S |
| 9.625 | 4,909 | 12.25 | 1,700 S |
| 5.5 | 12,601 | 8.75 | 2,100 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 | Jun 11, 2010 | Feb 24, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 8, 2010 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 19, 2009 | Dec 16, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Jul 7, 1992 | Jun 5, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Mar 21, 1989 | Mar 10, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 17, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-165-34002 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-34002 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- Nov 2009
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000083264 | H-1 Injection | Not activated | 2,000 | 2,700 | 12,287–12,357 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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