WELL · 42-197-31153 · DISTRICT 9
Loveless F #1
Hardeman County · Down Under (Chappel) field · Producing · Vertical
Loveless F #1 (API 42-197-31153) is a well in Hardeman County operated by Buffco Production Inc., completed December 6, 1990 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 19, 1990, permitted to 8,600 ft.
It was permitted by Trio Operating Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Buffco Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Palo Pinto, Barnett, Chester.
Its lease has reported 836K barrels of oil and 850K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Trio Operating Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Longview, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 14, 2025
- Permits on file
- 397
- Phone
- (903) 988-8199
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Buffco Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Buffco Production Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Trio Operating Company, Inc.Oct 19, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 19, 1990
- last permit issued
- Dec 6, 1990
- completed
- 836K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 850K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 6, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loveless "F" O-13-27879 | Down Under (Chappel) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 836K | 850K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,251 · prior 12 2,463(-9%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Rio Petroleum, Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 2025
- 2Buffco Production Inc.Oct 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 379521-99 | Drill | Trio Operating Company, Inc. | Oct 15, 1990 | Oct 19, 1990 | — | 8,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-27879 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,483 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Pinto | 5,698 | -4,215 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 8,028 | -6,545 |
| Chester | 8,056 | -6,573 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,338 | 8,348 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 523 | 17.5 | 750 S |
| 5.5 | 8,325 | 7.875 | 220 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 | Feb 5, 1991 | Dec 10, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 16, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-197-31153 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-197-31153 → 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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