TEXAS · WELLS · IRION COUNTY · API 42-235-31973 · DISTRICT 6E
Ketchum Mt. (Clear Fork) Unit #49-12
Irion County · Ketchum Mt. (Clear Fork) field · Vertical
Ketchum MT. (Clear Fork) Unit #49-12 (API 42-235-31973) is a plugged well in Irion County, plugged May 1, 1987, last operated by Apache Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 15, 1982, permitted to 4,600 ft.
It was permitted by Arco Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Arco Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,758
- Phone
- (713) 954-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Arco Oil & Gas Co.Sep 15, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 15, 1982
- last permit issued
- Jun 27, 1983
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 27, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 1, 1987
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 171935-99 | Drill | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Sep 15, 1982 | Sep 15, 1982 | Oct 6, 1982 | 4,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 1983 | Ketchum Mt. (Clear Fork) Unit O-9-6725 | Ketchum Mt. (Clear Fork) | Apache Corporation | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,441 | 4,498 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 810 | 12.25 | 550 S |
| 2.375 | 4,530 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,600 | 7.875 | 1,400 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 18, 1983 | — |
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 42-235-31973 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-235-31973 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it. The University Lands library has no per-well link: then paste it into its 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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