WELL · 42-197-31282 · DISTRICT 9
Hatcher Ruth #1
Hardeman County · Harco (Chappel) field · Vertical
Hatcher Ruth #1 (API 42-197-31282) is a plugged well in Hardeman County, plugged September 25, 2024, last operated by Masada Oil & Gas.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 11, 1994, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Harco Land, Inc. and has since transferred to Masada Oil & Gas on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Atoka, Barnett, Mississippian.
Its lease has reported 191K barrels of oil and 98.5K mcf of gas since April 1994, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Harco Land, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Quanah, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 16 permits on file · (940) 839-8077
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Masada Oil & Gas |
| Production reports | Masada Oil & Gasthrough Oct 2011 |
| Latest permit | Harco Land, Inc.Mar 11, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 11, 1994
- last permit issued
- Apr 15, 1994
- completed
- 191K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 98.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 15, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 25, 2024
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatcher, Ruth O-13-28771 | Harco (Chappel) | Masada Oil & Gas | 2 | 191K | 98.5K | Apr 1994 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Harco Land, Inc.Apr 1994 → Oct 1995
- 2Esperanza Energy Corp.Jun 1994 → Apr 1995
- 3Prime Western Development, Inc.Nov 1995 → Oct 1998
- 4Armor Petroleum, Inc.Nov 1998 → Jul 2001
- 5Masada Oil & GasAug 2001 → Oct 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 421847-99 | Drill | Harco Land, Inc. | Mar 8, 1994 | Mar 11, 1994 | Mar 21, 1994 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-28771 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-28771 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,474 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Atoka | 6,500 | -5,026 |
| Barnett | 8,100 | -6,626 |
| MississippianMISS | 8,140 | -6,666 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,438 | 8,563 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 445 | 12.25 | 210 S |
| 4.5 | 8,441 | 7.875 | 150 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 6, 1995 | Apr 29, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | May 12, 1994 | Apr 29, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | May 6, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-197-31282 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-197-31282 → 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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