WELL · 42-221-30940 · DISTRICT 7
Black Ranch #41
Hood County · Black Ranch (Strawn 1600) field · Vertical
Black Ranch #41 (API 42-221-30940) is a plugged well in Hood County, plugged February 22, 2011, last operated by Xto Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1993 and 1994, permitted to 4,000 ft.
It was permitted by E.G. Operating and has since transferred to Xto Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Parks Lime, Porks Lime.
Operator of record
Permitted by E.G. Operating; 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 Apr 2005 |
| Latest permit | E.G. OperatingMar 21, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 21, 1994
- last permit issued
- May 20, 1994
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 70.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1993 THROUGH Feb 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 20, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 22, 2011
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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ranch G-8-150220 | Black Ranch (Strawn 1600) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 0 | 51.4K | May 1994 – Feb 2011 |
| Black Ranch G-8-147129 | Black Ranch (Strawn 1100) | E.G. Operating | 1 | 0 | 19.3K | Oct 1993 – May 1994 |
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.
- 1E.G. OperatingOct 1993 → Apr 1996
- 2Simpson Oil & Land Co.May 1996 → Jan 1998
- 3XTO Energy Inc.Apr 2005 → Apr 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 422131-99 | Recompletion | E.G. Operating | Mar 17, 1994 | Mar 21, 1994 | May 4, 1994 | 4,000 |
| 416416-99 | Drill | E.G. Operating | Sep 24, 1993 | Sep 24, 1993 | Sep 24, 1993 | 4,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-147129 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-8-150220 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 922 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Parks Lime | 791 | 131 |
| Porks Lime | 791 | 131 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,190 | 1,200 | Perforated |
| 1,594 | 1,604 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 267 | 12.25 | 170 S |
| 4.5 | 2,762 | 7.875 | 200 S |
| 4.5 | — | — | 100 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 | Oct 17, 1994 | Aug 11, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Sep 19, 1994 | Jun 6, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 1, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 20, 1993 | Oct 25, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 15, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-221-30940 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-221-30940 → 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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