WELL · 42-237-34973 · DISTRICT 9
Ellis #1
Jack County · Douglas (Atoka) field · Vertical
Ellis #1 (API 42-237-34973) is a well in Jack County operated by Stephens & Johnson Operating CO., completed February 28, 1984.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1982 and 1984, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Hcw Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Stephens & Johnson Operating CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Caddo, Atoka.
Its 2 leases have reported 246 barrels of oil and 701K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Stephens & Johnson Operating Co.
Permitted by HCW Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 360 permits on file · (940) 781-1977
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Stephens & Johnson Operating Co. |
| Production reports | Stephens & Johnson Operating Co.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | HCW Exploration, Inc.May 11, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 11, 1984
- last permit issued
- Feb 28, 1984
- completed
- 246
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 701K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 28, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis G-13-146260 | Douglas (Atoka) | Stephens & Johnson Operating Co. | 1 | 0 | 652K | Aug 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Ellis O-13-26448 | Douglas (Atoka) | Stephens & Johnson Operating Co. | 1 | 246 | 48.5K | Jan 1993 – Jul 1994 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 10,177 · prior 12 10,642(-4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1S & J Operating Co.Jan 1993 → Jul 1993
- 2Stephens & Johnson Operating Co.Aug 1993 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 243558-99 | Recompletion | HCW Exploration, Inc. | May 11, 1984 | May 11, 1984 | — | 6,000 |
| 184676-99 | Drill | HCW Exploration, Inc. | May 11, 1984 | Dec 31, 1982 | Dec 18, 1982 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-146260 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-26448 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,092 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,212 | 5,222 | Perforated |
| 5,748 | 5,759 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 344 | 12.25 | 245 sx |
| 2.375 | 5,166 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,808 | 7.875 | 180 sx |
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 27, 1993 | Aug 23, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Sep 2, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 20, 1987 | Nov 24, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Dec 20, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 14, 1984 | Mar 29, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Aug 8, 1984 | Mar 29, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 29, 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 42-237-34973 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-237-34973 → 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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