WELL · 42-225-30596 · DISTRICT 6
Richards C. Estate #1
Houston County · Austonio N.E. (Glenrose) field · Vertical
Richards C. Estate #1 (API 42-225-30596) is a plugged well in Houston County, plugged August 8, 1986, last operated by Westland Oil Development Corp..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 2006, permitted to 25,000 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Westland Oil Development Corp. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 11 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Bot. Austin Chalk, Buda, Glen Rose.
Operator of record
Westland Oil Development Corp.
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Conroe, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 3, 1999 · 264 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Westland Oil Development Corp. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jul 28, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 25,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 28, 2006
- last permit issued
- Oct 5, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2008 THROUGH Jan 2010
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 5, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 8, 1986
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Richards Estate Gas Unit O-6-14774 | Wildcat | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | May 2008 – Jan 2010 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 623384-99 | Reenter | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Jul 27, 2006 | Jul 28, 2006 | Aug 4, 2006 | 25,000 |
| 262654-99 | Drill | Westland Oil Development Corp. | Dec 13, 1984 | Dec 31, 1984 | Apr 15, 1985 | 20,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-14774 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 353 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ChalkTOP AUSTIN CHALK | 7,188 | -6,835 |
| Bot. Austin Chalk | 7,502 | -7,149 |
| Buda | 8,408 | -8,055 |
| Glen RoseUPPER GLEN ROSE | 9,640 | -9,287 |
| Paluxy | 9,914 | -9,561 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)TOP MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 10,960 | -10,607 |
| Bot. Massive Anhydrite | 11,498 | -11,145 |
| Bexar | 11,967 | -11,614 |
| James LimeJAMES | 12,118 | -11,765 |
| Pettit | 12,373 | -12,020 |
| Travis Peak | 13,145 | -12,792 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,206 | 10,212 | Perforated |
| 10,218 | 10,224 | Perforated |
| 10,226 | 10,230 | Perforated |
| 10,234 | 10,244 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 4,804 | 17.5 | 1,650 S |
| 7.625 | 13,240 | 8.5 | 275 S |
| 9.625 | 13,657 | 13.5 | 1,226 S |
| 5.5 | 18,031 | 6.5 | 190 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 | May 20, 2008 | Mar 13, 2008 | — |
| 00 | May 9, 2008 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 20, 1986 | Nov 18, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jan 11, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-225-30596 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-225-30596 → 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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