WELL · 42-317-33300 · DISTRICT 8
Richards #1
Martin County · Belspec (Fusselman) field · Vertical
Richards #1 (API 42-317-33300) is a plugged well in Martin County, plugged August 21, 1995, last operated by Kemper Operating Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 26, 1985, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Belco Development Corporation and has since transferred to Kemper Operating Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Strawn, Atoka, Mississippian, Woodford.
Its lease has reported 4.27K barrels of oil and 8 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 1996.
Operator of record
Permitted by Belco Development Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Granbury, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 15, 2017 · 2 permits on file · (817) 326-6131
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Kemper Operating Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Enron Oil & Gas Companythrough Aug 1993 |
| Latest permit | Belco Development CorporationNov 26, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 26, 1985
- last permit issued
- Mar 13, 1986
- completed
- 4.27K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 8
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 13, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 21, 1995
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richards O-10-30611 | Belspec (Fusselman) | Kemper Operating Company, Inc. | 1 | 4.27K | 8 | Jan 1993 – Feb 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.
- 1Enron Oil & Gas CompanyJan 1993 → Aug 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291854-99 | Drill | Belco Development Corporation | Nov 25, 1985 | Nov 26, 1985 | Feb 4, 1986 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-30611 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,720 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Strawn | 10,144 | -7,424 |
| Atoka | 10,500 | -7,780 |
| MississippianMISS. | 10,720 | -8,000 |
| Woodford | 10,890 | -8,170 |
| Siluro-Devonian | 10,980 | -8,260 |
| Montoya | 11,296 | -8,576 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,205 | 11,275 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 320 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 9.625 | 3,800 | 12.25 | 1,750 S |
| 7 | 9,200 | 8.75 | 446 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 | Apr 8, 1986 | Mar 24, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 4, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-317-33300 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-33300 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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