WELL · 42-287-32052 · DISTRICT 3
Richter #1
Lee County · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Richter #1 (API 42-287-32052) is a permitted horizontal well in Lee County filed by Gemini Exploration Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1987 and 1993, permitted to 10,000 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including B/Wilcox, Navarro, Taylor, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 127K barrels of oil and 147K mcf of gas since August 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 27, 1999
- Permits on file
- 174
- Phone
- (214) 526-6357
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Tex-Lee Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Gemini Exploration CompanyJul 12, 1993 |
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 12, 1993
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 127K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 147K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richter O-3-22196 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Tex-Lee Operating Company | 1 | 127K | 147K | Aug 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 28 · prior 12 28(+0%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Gemini Exploration CompanyAug 1993 → Apr 1995
- 2Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co.May 1995 → Nov 1999
- 3Tex-Lee Operating CompanyDec 1999 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 413704-99 | Reenter | Gemini Exploration Company | Jul 12, 1993 | Jul 12, 1993 | Jul 28, 1993 | 9,000 |
| 346937-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | WCS Oil and Gas Corporation | May 25, 1988 | Jun 17, 1988 | — | 10,000 |
| 328520-99 | Drill | WCS Oil and Gas Corporation | Apr 1, 1987 | Apr 1, 1987 | Apr 9, 1987 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-22196 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 370 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B/Wilcox | 4,633 | -4,263 |
| NavarroNAVARRO A | 5,340 | -4,970 |
| TaylorTAYLOR SAND | 5,965 | -5,595 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,275 | -6,905 |
| Buda | 8,244 | -7,874 |
| Georgetown | 8,325 | -7,955 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,660 | 10,043 | Open hole |
| 7,904 | 8,041 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,532 | 12.25 | 520 S |
| 5.5 | 3,885 | 8.75 | 1,325 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 | Dec 21, 1993 | Oct 12, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Nov 19, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 13, 1987 | Jun 25, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 2, 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 42-287-32052 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-32052 → 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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