WELL · 42-227-34835 · DISTRICT 8
Scissortail #1
Howard County · Double B (Canyon) field · Vertical
Scissortail #1 (API 42-227-34835) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged May 6, 2004, last operated by Platinum Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 14, 1994, permitted to 7,800 ft.
It was permitted by Lakewood Operating, Ltd. and has since transferred to Platinum Exploration Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 37.2K barrels of oil and 122K mcf of gas since July 1994, last reporting in March 2008.
Operator of record
Permitted by Lakewood Operating, Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 84 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Platinum Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | Rasmussen, Hal J. Operating, Incthrough Jun 2001 |
| Latest permit | Lakewood Operating, Ltd.Jun 14, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 14, 1994
- last permit issued
- Jul 27, 1994
- completed
- 37.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 122K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1994 THROUGH Mar 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 27, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 6, 2004
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scissortail O-10-34236 | Double "B" (Canyon) | Platinum Exploration Inc. | 1 | 37.2K | 122K | Jul 1994 – Mar 2008 |
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.
- 1Lakewood Operating, Ltd.Jul 1994 → Mar 1999
- 2Rasmussen, Hal J. Operating, IncApr 2000 → May 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 424506-99 | Drill | Lakewood Operating, Ltd. | Jun 3, 1994 | Jun 14, 1994 | Jun 22, 1994 | 7,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-34236 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,325 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear ForkTOP CLEARFORK | 3,990 | -1,665 |
| SpraberryTOP SPRAYBERRY | 4,354 | -2,029 |
| DeanTOP DEAN | 5,574 | -3,249 |
| WolfcampTOP WOLFCAMP | 5,712 | -3,387 |
| CiscoTOP CISCO | 6,416 | -4,091 |
| PennsylvanianTOP PENN SHALE | 7,218 | -4,893 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,416 | 7,438 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 406 | 17.5 | 590 S |
| 8.625 | 2,370 | 11 | 950 S |
| 5.5 | 7,416 | 7.875 | 525 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 13, 1994 | Aug 4, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 23, 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 42-227-34835 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-34835 → 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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