WELL · 42-317-34745 · DISTRICT 8
Richards 47A #1
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
Richards 47a #1 (API 42-317-34745) is a well in Martin County operated by Avid Energy Assets LLC, completed September 20, 2007 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 7, 2006, permitted to 10,575 ft.
It was permitted by Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. and has since transferred to Avid Energy Assets LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Spraberry, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 25.5K barrels of oil and 24.7K mcf of gas since December 2006, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 17, 2025
- Phone
- (432) 923-7083
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Avid Energy Assets LLC |
| Production reports | Avid Energy Assets LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Sep 7, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,575
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 7, 2006
- last permit issued
- Sep 20, 2007
- completed
- 25.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 24.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 20, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richards 47A O-10-39423 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Avid Energy Assets LLC | 2 | 25.5K | 24.7K | Dec 2006 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 200 · prior 12 286(-30%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Dec 2006 → May 2017
- 2Petrolegacy Energy II, LLCJun 2017 → Apr 2023
- 3Ovintiv USA Inc.Jun 2023 → Feb 2025
- 4Avid Energy Assets LLCMar 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 625605-98 | Drill | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | Nov 28, 2006 | Sep 7, 2006 | Oct 5, 2006 | 10,600 |
| 625605-99 | Drill | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | Sep 7, 2006 | Sep 7, 2006 | — | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2007 | Richards 47A O-10-39423 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Avid Energy Assets LLC | Producing | 10,575 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,789 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,102 | 9,124 | Perforated |
| 9,231 | 9,253 | Perforated |
| 9,444 | 9,614 | Perforated |
| 9,744 | 9,884 | Perforated |
| 10,075 | 10,189 | Perforated |
| 10,287 | 10,394 | Perforated |
| 10,431 | 10,462 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 392 | 17.5 | 450 S |
| 4.5 | 10,575 | 7.875 | 1,100 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 | Sep 17, 2009 | Dec 23, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 17, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-317-34745 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-34745 → 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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