WELL · 42-281-30205 · DISTRICT 7
Gotcher #1
Lampasas County · Shane (Scully) field · Vertical
Gotcher #1 (API 42-281-30205) is a plugged well in Lampasas County, plugged April 12, 2025, last operated by Arch Oil & Gas LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 28, 2006, permitted to 3,950 ft.
It was permitted by Scully Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Arch Oil & Gas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Scully, Scully Strawn, Parker, Preston.
Operator of record
Permitted by Scully Energy Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Ennis, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · (940) 391-7210
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Arch Oil & Gas LLC |
| Production reports | Scully Exploration LLCthrough Aug 2013 |
| Latest permit | Scully Energy CorporationApr 28, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,950
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 28, 2006
- last permit issued
- Aug 9, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.36K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2007 THROUGH Mar 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 9, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 12, 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gotcher G-8-237944 | Shane (Scully) | Arch Oil & Gas, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.36K | Dec 2007 – Mar 2025 |
| Morse G-8-227155 | Wildcat | Scully Energy Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 2007 – Dec 2007 |
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.
- 1Scully Exploration LLCJul 2012 → Aug 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 618392-99 | Drill | Scully Energy Corporation | Apr 28, 2006 | Apr 28, 2006 | Dec 4, 2007 | 3,950 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-227155 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-8-237944 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,066 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Scully | 960 | 106 |
| Scully Strawn | 960 | 106 |
| Parker | 1,325 | -259 |
| Preston | 1,795 | -729 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,013 | 1,020 | Perforated |
| 1,114 | 1,213 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 610 | 12.25 | 305 S |
| 4.5 | 3,120 | 7.875 | 370 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 | Nov 19, 2010 | Sep 29, 2010 | — |
| 00 | Sep 11, 2008 | Jul 31, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 18, 2008 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 22, 2007 | May 15, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 14, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-281-30205 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-281-30205 → 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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