WELL · 42-237-32935 · DISTRICT 9
C. Gifford #1
Jack County · Wolfe (Conglomerate) field · Vertical
C. Gifford #1 (API 42-237-32935) is a plugged well in Jack County, plugged September 6, 1986, last operated by Hcw Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1979 and 1990, permitted to 5,700 ft.
It was permitted by Hess, Jerry Operating CO. and has since transferred to Hcw Exploration Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 23.1K barrels of oil and 20 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 2017. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hess, Jerry Operating Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 15, 1989 · 112 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | HCW Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | Hess, Jerry Operating Co.through Jan 2014 |
| Latest permit | Hess, Jerry Operating Co.Sep 28, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,700
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Sep 28, 1990
- last permit issued
- Mar 17, 1984
- completed
- 23.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 17, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 6, 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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gifford O-13-26614 | Matlock | Hess, Jerry Operating Co. | 2 | 23.1K | 20 | Jan 1993 – Sep 2017 |
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.
- 1Hess, Jerry Operating Co.Jan 1993 → Jan 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 377852-98 | Reenter | Hess, Jerry Operating Co. | Mar 11, 1991 | Sep 28, 1990 | Oct 14, 1990 | 5,090 |
| 377852-99 | Reenter | Hess, Jerry Operating Co. | Sep 12, 1990 | Sep 28, 1990 | — | 5,090 |
| 251449-99 | Recompletion | HCW Exploration, Inc. | Sep 13, 1984 | Sep 13, 1984 | — | 5,090 |
| 66356-99 | Drill | Circle Seven Production Co. | Dec 10, 1979 | Dec 10, 1979 | — | 5,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-26614 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,470 | 2,490 | Perforated |
| 4,893 | 4,899 | Perforated |
| 5,022 | 5,040 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 318 | 12.25 | 225 S |
| 2.375 | 4,900 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,942 | 7.875 | 175 S |
| 4.5 | 5,090 | 7.875 | 175 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 | Jun 30, 1992 | Nov 6, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Jun 26, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 8, 1984 | Sep 24, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Oct 12, 1984 | — | — |
| 00 | May 7, 1984 | Mar 28, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Apr 11, 1984 | Mar 28, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 7, 1980 | — |
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 42-237-32935 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-237-32935 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 274K
- bbl, all reported
- Oct 2003
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000078271 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged Jan 29, 2004 | 500 | 400 | 2,470–2,490 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 10,549(-100%)
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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