WELL · 42-179-30606 · DISTRICT 10
Ruth 23 #6
Gray County · Vertical
Ruth 23 #6 (API 42-179-30606) is a plugged well in Gray County, plugged December 19, 1978, last operated by Seek Energy, LLC.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1977 and 2017, permitted to 9,213 ft.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Brown Dolo., Brown Dolomite, Chase, Virgil.
Its 4 leases have reported 25.2K barrels of oil and 2.74M mcf of gas since August 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Tulsa, OK · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 14 permits on file · (918) 629-2757
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Seek Energy, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Seek Energy, LLCFeb 14, 2017 |
- 9,213
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Feb 14, 2017
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 25.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.74M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 19, 1978
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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth 23 G-14-296009 | Hoover, NE (Virgil) | Seek Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 640K | Oct 2023 – Jul 2026 |
| Ruth 23 O-14-9749 | Hoover, NE (Virgil) | Seek Energy, LLC | 1 | 25.2K | 882K | Jul 2021 – Feb 2024 |
| Ruth 23 G-14-282205 | Hoover, NE (Virgil) | Seek Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.12M | Mar 2017 – Nov 2021 |
| Ruth 23 G-14-167835 | Hoover, NE. (Ellenburger "B") | Seek Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 98.9K | Aug 1997 – Aug 2019 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 198,885 · prior 12 320,926(-38%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Jones Energy, Ltd.Aug 1997 → Dec 1998
- 2Seek Energy, LLCFeb 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 823018-99 | Recompletion | Seek Energy, LLC | Feb 7, 2017 | Feb 14, 2017 | — | 9,213 |
| 462489-99 | Reenter | Jones Energy, Ltd. | May 16, 1997 | May 21, 1997 | Jul 2, 1997 | 9,213 |
| 13549-99 | Drill | Davis Oil Company | Dec 7, 1977 | Dec 7, 1977 | — | 9,210 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-14-167835 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-14-282205 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-14-296009 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-14-9749 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,148 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Dolo. | 3,740 | -592 |
| Brown Dolomite | 3,740 | -592 |
| Chase | 3,740 | -592 |
| Virgil | 4,800 | -1,652 |
| Virgil Lime | 5,297 | -2,149 |
| Virgil LM | 5,297 | -2,149 |
| Grws | 5,630 | -2,482 |
| Ellenburger | 8,500 | -5,352 |
| Ellen. | 9,104 | -5,956 |
| EllenburgerELLENBERGER | 9,104 | -5,956 |
| Ellenburger | 9,104 | -5,956 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,612 | 4,634 | Perforated |
| 4,765 | 4,772 | Perforated |
| 8,504 | 8,600 | Perforated |
| 9,120 | 9,130 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,050 | 12.25 | — |
| 8.625 | 3,050 | — | — |
| 8.625 | 3,055 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 5.5 | 9,210 | 7.875 | — |
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 | Dec 11, 2023 | Nov 6, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Oct 14, 2021 | Aug 4, 2021 | — |
| 00 | Jun 20, 2017 | Mar 30, 2017 | — |
| 00 | Nov 4, 1999 | Sep 13, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Oct 8, 1999 | Aug 20, 1999 | — |
| 00 | May 14, 1998 | Dec 5, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | May 8, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-179-30606 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-179-30606 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 827K
- bbl, all reported
- Mar 2016
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000088840 | H-1 Injection | Canceled May 23, 2017 | 3,000 | 700 | 8,504–8,600 |
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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