WELL · 42-253-31704 · DISTRICT 7
Driver Horace #1
Jones County · Four Way (Flippen Lime) field · Vertical
Driver Horace #1 (API 42-253-31704) is a well in Jones County operated by Richey Ray Management CO. Inc., completed March 18, 1981.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1980 and 1983, permitted to 5,050 ft.
It was permitted by Four Way Joint Ventures and has since transferred to Richey Ray Management CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 15.4K barrels of oil and 67.8K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Richey Ray Management Co. Inc.
Permitted by Four Way Joint Ventures; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 136 permits on file · (800) 800-2908
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Richey Ray Management Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Lainco, Inc.through Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Four Way Joint VenturesJun 17, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,050
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jun 17, 1983
- last permit issued
- Mar 18, 1981
- completed
- 15.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 67.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 18, 1981
- 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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver, Horace H. O-8-19892 | Four Way (Canyon, Upper) | Lainco, Inc. | 1 | 15.4K | 67.8K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 185 · prior 12 290(-36%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Richey, Ray Management Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1993
- 2Guidance Oil Developers, Inc.Mar 1993 → Nov 1995
- 3J H Petroleum Co.Dec 1995 → Feb 1996
- 4Dobbs Petroleum Co.Mar 1996 → Nov 1999
- 5Lainco Well Service, Inc.Dec 1999 → Aug 2011
- 6Lainco, Inc.Sep 2011 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 198586-99 | Recompletion | Four Way Joint Ventures | Jun 17, 1983 | Jun 17, 1983 | — | 4,650 |
| 193407-99 | Recompletion | Four Way Joint Ventures | May 5, 1983 | May 5, 1983 | — | 4,940 |
| 102046-99 | Drill | Four Way Joint Ventures | Dec 12, 1980 | Dec 12, 1980 | — | 5,050 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-19892 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,071 | 3,080 | Perforated |
| 4,316 | 4,384 | Perforated |
| 4,680 | 4,700 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 220 | 11 | 185 S |
| 2.375 | 3,249 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 4,266 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 4,730 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,940 | 7.875 | 800 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 | Jun 13, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 19, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 20, 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 42-253-31704 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-31704 → 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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