WELL · 42-237-37301 · DISTRICT 9
Gifford #1
Jack County · Matlock field · Vertical
Gifford #1 (API 42-237-37301) is a plugged well in Jack County, plugged June 15, 2017, last operated by Hess Jerry Operating CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 18, 1987, permitted to 5,550 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Mississippian.
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
- Based in
- Muenster, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- May 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 146
- Phone
- (940) 759-4791
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hess Jerry Operating Co. |
| Production reports | Hess, Jerry Operating Co.through Jan 2014 |
| Latest permit | Hess, Jerry Operating Co.Feb 18, 1987 |
- 5,550
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 18, 1987
- last permit issued
- Apr 3, 1987
- 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
- Apr 3, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 15, 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 326770-98 | Drill | Hess, Jerry Operating Co. | Apr 20, 1987 | Feb 18, 1987 | — | 5,550 |
| 326770-99 | Drill | Hess, Jerry Operating Co. | Feb 18, 1987 | Feb 18, 1987 | — | 5,550 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-26614 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,446 | 5,466 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 340 | 12.25 | 235 S |
| 5.5 | 5,490 | 7.875 | 65 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 | May 19, 1987 | Apr 20, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | May 12, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-237-37301 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-237-37301 → 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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