WELL · 42-237-33608 · DISTRICT 9
Bolton R.T. #18
Jack County · Jack County Regular field · Vertical
Bolton R.T. #18 (API 42-237-33608) is a plugged well in Jack County, plugged January 20, 2004, last operated by Richardson David B..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 17, 1981, permitted to 600 ft.
It was permitted by Guitas Oil Corp. and has since transferred to Richardson David B. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 1.14K barrels of oil and 38 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Guitas Oil Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Bowie, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 11, 2003
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Richardson David B. |
| Production reports | Richardson, David B.through Jun 1998 |
| Latest permit | Guitas Oil Corp.Feb 17, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 17, 1981
- last permit issued
- Aug 17, 1981
- completed
- 1.14K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 38
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 17, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 20, 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; they carry 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton, R.T. O-13-20551 | Jack County Regular | Richardson, David B. | 8 | 1.14K | 38 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Aruba Petroleum, Ltd.Jan 1993 → Jul 1995
- 2Deco EnergyJul 1997 → Jul 1997
- 3Richardson, David B.Mar 1998 → Jun 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108603-99 | Drill | Guitas Oil Corp. | Feb 17, 1981 | Feb 17, 1981 | — | 600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-20551 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 461 | 472 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.375 | 482 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 500 | 6.75 | 100 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 28, 1981 | — |
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 42-237-33608 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-237-33608 → 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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