WELL · 42-227-33107 · DISTRICT 8
Russell Ray C. #1
Howard County · Varel (San Andres) field · Vertical
Russell Ray C. #1 (API 42-227-33107) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged February 20, 1994, last operated by Thomas Exploration & Devel. Inc.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 5, 1983, permitted to 10,800 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Corp. and has since transferred to Thomas Exploration & Devel. Inc on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Queen, San Andres, Leonard, Up. Spraberry.
Its lease has reported 15 barrels of oil and 2 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 1994.
Operator of record
Thomas Exploration & Devel. Inc
Permitted by Exxon Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Jourdanton, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 5, 2009 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Thomas Exploration & Devel. Inc |
| Production reports | Thomas Exploration & Devel., Incthrough Jul 1993 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.Jul 5, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 5, 1983
- last permit issued
- Nov 4, 1983
- completed
- 15
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 4, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 20, 1994
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell, Ray C. O-10-28663 | Varel (San Andres) | Thomas Exploration & Devel., Inc | 1 | 15 | 2 | Jan 1993 – Mar 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.
- 1Thomas Exploration & Devel., IncJul 1993 → Jul 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200363-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Jan 20, 1984 | Jul 5, 1983 | Aug 11, 1983 | 10,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-28663 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,494 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen | 2,404 | 90 |
| San Andres | 3,027 | -533 |
| Leonard | 4,720 | -2,226 |
| Up. Spraberry | 6,420 | -3,926 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,820 | -5,326 |
| Strawn | 9,524 | -7,030 |
| Woodford | 10,258 | -7,764 |
| Fusselman | 10,393 | -7,899 |
| Ellenburger | 10,550 | -8,056 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,172 | 3,201 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 399 | 17.5 | 460 S |
| 9.625 | 3,407 | 12.25 | 1,350 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 15, 1984 | Jan 31, 1984 | — |
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 42-227-33107 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-33107 → 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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