WELL · 42-237-39986 · DISTRICT 9
Richards Ranch #1
Jack County · Wildcat field · Vertical
Richards Ranch #1 (API 42-237-39986) is a well in Jack County operated by Newark E&P Operating LLC, completed March 15, 2014.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 4, 2014, permitted to 6,500 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Palo Pinto, Strawn, Caddo, Atoka.
Its 2 leases have reported 302K barrels of oil and 8.4M mcf of gas since July 2012, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 30 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 5, 2017 · 440 permits on file · (800) 919-1783
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Newark E&P Operating LLC |
| Production reports | FX Energy Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Newark E&P Operating, LLCMar 4, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 4, 2014
- last permit issued
- Mar 15, 2014
- completed
- 302K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 8.4M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2012 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 15, 2014
- 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 30 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richards Ranch O-13-32285 | KRS (Marble Falls) | FX Energy Operating, LLC | 29 | 302K | 8.4M | Jul 2012 – Jul 2026 |
| Richards Ranch O-13-32888 | Wildcat | Newark E&P Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Mar 2014 – Oct 2014 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 163,282 · prior 12 255,832(-36%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,663 · prior 12 5,282(-50%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Cobra Oil & Gas CorporationJul 2012 → Oct 2013
- 2Newark E&P Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Jun 2017
- 3White Knight Production LLCJul 2017 → Feb 2024
- 4FX Energy Operating, LLCMar 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 779137-99 | Drill | Newark E&P Operating, LLC | Feb 6, 2014 | Mar 4, 2014 | Mar 8, 2014 | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-32285 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-32888 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,264 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,394 | 5,770 | Perforated |
| 5,890 | 5,930 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 663 | 12.25 | 340 S |
| 5.5 | 3,541 | 8.75 | 440 S |
| 5.5 | 6,188 | 8.75 | 405 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 | Sep 9, 2014 | Aug 26, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Jun 25, 2014 | May 9, 2014 | Yes |
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 42-237-39986 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-237-39986 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/23739986, documented in the API reference.