WELL · 42-221-30798 · DISTRICT 7
Black Ranch #26
Hood County · Cockrell (Strawn) field · Vertical
Black Ranch #26 (API 42-221-30798) is a plugged well in Hood County, plugged July 30, 2020, last operated by Xto Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 13, 1987, permitted to 3,350 ft.
It was permitted by Fossil Fuels Inc. and has since transferred to Xto Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Parks Lime, Caddo, Atoka.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fossil Fuels Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 16,156 permits on file · (832) 625-1100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | XTO Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Dec 2018 |
| Latest permit | Fossil Fuels Inc.Jan 13, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,350
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 13, 1987
- last permit issued
- Jan 27, 1987
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 25.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 27, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 30, 2020
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ranch G-8-123226 | Cockrell (Strawn) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 0 | 25.5K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2020 |
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.
- 1Lynx Energy Company, Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1993
- 2E.G. OperatingApr 1993 → Apr 1996
- 3Simpson Oil & Land Co.May 1996 → Jun 1998
- 4Dabb Energy CompanyJul 1998 → Jun 2004
- 5XTO Energy Inc.Aug 2004 → Dec 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 325398-99 | Drill | Fossil Fuels Inc. | Jan 13, 1987 | Jan 13, 1987 | — | 3,350 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-123226 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 970 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,587 | 2,658 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 300 | 11 | 190 S |
| 4.5 | 3,030 | 6.25 | 500 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 18, 1987 | Feb 9, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 14, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-221-30798 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-221-30798 → 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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