WELL · 42-287-31556 · DISTRICT 3
Richter-Hoffman #1
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Richter-Hoffman #1 (API 42-287-31556) is a plugged horizontal well in Lee County, plugged January 10, 1996, last operated by Tex-Lee Operating Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1988, permitted to 8,600 ft.
It was permitted by Ferguson, Ted R.,Inc. and has since transferred to Tex-Lee Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Buda.
Its lease has reported 505 barrels of oil and 186 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 1996. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ferguson, Ted R.,inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Giddings, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 84 permits on file · (979) 250-3094
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tex-Lee Operating Company |
| Production reports | Tex-Lee Operating Companythrough Nov 1993 |
| Latest permit | Ferguson, Ted R.,inc.Aug 26, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 26, 1988
- last permit issued
- Nov 22, 1988
- completed
- 505
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 186
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 22, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 10, 1996
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richter-Hoffman O-3-17643 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Tex-Lee Operating Company | 2 | 505 | 186 | Jan 1993 – May 1996 |
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.
- 1Tex-Lee Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Nov 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 350600-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Ferguson, Ted R.,inc. | Aug 26, 1988 | Aug 26, 1988 | — | 8,120 |
| 226878-99 | Drill | RGR Production | Jan 13, 1984 | Jan 13, 1984 | — | 8,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-17643 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 406 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN | 7,352 | -6,946 |
| Eagle Ford | 8,111 | -7,705 |
| Buda | 8,245 | -7,839 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,952 | 8,137 | Perforated |
| 8,068 | 8,755 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,175 | 12.25 | 1,175 sx |
| 5.5 | 8,365 | 8.75 | 1,115 sx |
| 5.5 | — | — | — |
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 | Apr 26, 1989 | Jan 17, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 20, 1984 | Apr 27, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jun 14, 1984 | Apr 27, 1984 | — |
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 42-287-31556 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-31556 → 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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