WELL · 42-195-30909 · DISTRICT 10
Archer #1282
Hansford County · Shapley S(morrow Up.) field · Vertical
Archer #1282 (API 42-195-30909) is a plugged well in Hansford County, plugged February 17, 2016, last operated by Discovery Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 25, 1983, permitted to 7,500 ft.
It was permitted by May Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Discovery Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Morrow, Mississippian.
Operator of record
Permitted by May Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 712 permits on file · (432) 683-5203
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Discovery Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Discovery Operating, Inc.through Jan 2016 |
| Latest permit | May Petroleum, Inc.Oct 25, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 25, 1983
- last permit issued
- Feb 12, 1984
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 256K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 12, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 17, 2016
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archer G-14-109893 | Shapley,s(morrow,up.) | Discovery Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 256K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2016 |
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.
- 1Samson Resources CompanyJan 1993 → Mar 1995
- 2Samson Hydrocarbons CompanyApr 1995 → Jul 1996
- 3Samson Lone Star LPAug 1996 → May 1997
- 4Spring Resources, Inc.Jun 1997 → Dec 1999
- 5Discovery Operating, Inc.Jan 2000 → Jan 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 218417-99 | Drill | May Petroleum, Inc. | Oct 21, 1983 | Oct 25, 1983 | — | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-14-109893 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,194 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| MorrowMORROW FM | 6,737 | -3,543 |
| MorrowMORROW SS | 6,853 | -3,659 |
| MississippianMISS. CHESTER | 7,346 | -4,152 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,854 | 6,860 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,510 | 12.25 | 800 sx |
| 4.5 | 7,440 | 7.875 | 225 sx |
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 | May 10, 1984 | Mar 12, 1984 | — |
| 00 | May 2, 1984 | Mar 12, 1984 | — |
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 42-195-30909 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-195-30909 → 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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