WELL · 42-297-34797 · DISTRICT 2
Nolan Ryan #7
Live Oak County · Clayton (Wilcox 7370-Herring SD) field · Vertical
Nolan Ryan #7 (API 42-297-34797) is a plugged well in Live Oak County, plugged February 29, 2024, last operated by Aurora Resources Corporation.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 2008 and 2010, permitted to 8,000 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox.
Its 3 leases have reported 164K barrels of oil and 232K mcf of gas since September 2008, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Corpus Christ, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 223 permits on file · (361) 947-3730
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Aurora Resources Corporation |
| Production reports | Aurora Resources Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Aurora Resources CorporationOct 18, 2010 |
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 18, 2010
- last permit issued
- Sep 16, 2008
- completed
- 164K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 232K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2008 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 16, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 29, 2024
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Ryan O-2-9429 | Clayton (Massive 7000) | Aurora Resources Corporation | 3 | 164K | 161K | May 2010 – Jul 2026 |
| Nolan Ryan G-2-254866 | Clayton (Wilcox 6875) | Aurora Resources Corporation | 1 | 0 | 46.8K | Oct 2009 – Oct 2010 |
| Nolan Ryan G-2-241810 | Clayton (Wilcox 7370-Herring SD) | Aurora Resources Corporation | 1 | 0 | 23.8K | Sep 2008 – Oct 2009 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 13,702 · prior 12 6,756(+103%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Aurora Resources CorporationOct 2008 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 703681-99 | Recompletion | Aurora Resources Corporation | Oct 13, 2010 | Oct 18, 2010 | Oct 18, 2010 | 6,970 |
| 686777-99 | Recompletion | Aurora Resources Corporation | Oct 29, 2009 | Oct 30, 2009 | Oct 8, 2009 | 8,000 |
| 665656-99 | Drill | Aurora Resources Corporation | Jun 30, 2008 | Jul 21, 2008 | Aug 11, 2008 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-241810 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-254866 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-9429 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 307 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 5,000 | -4,693 |
| Wilcox | 6,200 | -5,893 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,868 | 6,876 | Perforated |
| 6,976 | 6,980 | Perforated |
| 7,616 | 7,624 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,035 | 12.25 | 435 S |
| 4.5 | 7,817 | 7.875 | 585 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 | May 12, 2011 | Oct 28, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 21, 2011 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 12, 2010 | Jan 22, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 5, 2010 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 20, 2008 | Oct 15, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 6, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-297-34797 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-34797 → 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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