WELL · 42-177-30838 · DISTRICT 1
Ruddock Rae #1
Gonzales County · Pilgrim (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Ruddock Rae #1 (API 42-177-30838) is a plugged well in Gonzales County, plugged February 23, 1997, last operated by Mexamerican Well Service Corp..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 3, 1981, permitted to 8,900 ft.
It was permitted by Czar Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Mexamerican Well Service Corp. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 6.26K barrels of oil and 36 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2003.
Operator of record
Mexamerican Well Service Corp.
Permitted by Czar Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Cost, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 2, 2007
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mexamerican Well Service Corp. |
| Production reports | Mexamerican Well Service Corp.through Feb 1997 |
| Latest permit | Czar Resources, Inc.Mar 3, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 3, 1981
- last permit issued
- Aug 5, 1981
- completed
- 6.26K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 36
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 5, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 23, 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruddock, Rae O-1-7338 | Pilgrim (Austin Chalk) | Mexamerican Well Service Corp. | 1 | 6.26K | 36 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2003 |
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.
- 1Merit Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Jun 1994
- 2Brazos Petroleum, Inc.Jul 1994 → Jul 1994
- 3Bommer Engineering Co.Aug 1994 → Nov 1995
- 4Maranatha Oil CompanyJan 1996 → Oct 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110498-99 | Drill | Czar Resources, Inc. | Mar 3, 1981 | Mar 3, 1981 | — | 8,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-7338 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,405 | 8,787 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,148 | 12.25 | 1,100 S |
| 2.375 | 8,193 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 8,804 | 8.75 | 485 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 | Aug 20, 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 42-177-30838 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-30838 → 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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