WELL · 42-327-30701 · DISTRICT 7
Taylor #7
Menard County · Taylor Draw (Devonian) field · Vertical
Taylor #7 (API 42-327-30701) is a permitted well in Menard County filed by Encino Operating Company, Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 30, 1990, permitted to 2,150 ft.
It was permitted by Encino Operating Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Diamondback E&P LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Saddle Creek, Base Crystal Falls, Top King Sand, Top Home Creek.
Its 2 leases have reported 68.8K barrels of oil and 290K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Encino Operating Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 5,231 permits on file · (855) 247-5920
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Diamondback E&P LLC |
| Production reports | Diamondback E&P LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Encino Operating Company, Inc.Apr 30, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,150
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 30, 1990
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 68.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 290K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor O-9-12290 | Taylor Draw (Devonian) | Diamondback E&P LLC | 3 | 41.7K | 290K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Grandstaff, George O-9-12299 | Lela (King) | O'Dell, Mitchell | 5 | 27.1K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 944 · prior 12 971(-3%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,090 · prior 12 3,632(-42%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Mid-Continent Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1994
- 2TKP Petroleum, Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 2012
- 3Stephens, Autry C.Jan 1995 → Aug 2000
- 4Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.Sep 2000 → Dec 2024
- 5O'Dell, MitchellJul 2015 → Apr 2026
- 6Diamondback E&P LLCJan 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 372767-98 | Drill | Encino Operating Company, Inc. | Sep 24, 1990 | Apr 30, 1990 | — | 2,150 |
| 372767-99 | Drill | Encina Corporation | Apr 30, 1990 | Apr 30, 1990 | — | 2,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-12290 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-12299 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,196 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Saddle CreekBASE SADDLE CREEK | 1,251 | 945 |
| Base Crystal Falls | 1,456 | 740 |
| Top King Sand | 1,590 | 606 |
| Top Home Creek | 2,034 | 162 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,590 | 1,596 | Perforated |
| 1,601 | 1,605 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 420 | 11 | 185 S |
| 5.5 | 2,146 | 7.875 | 250 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 | Mar 21, 1991 | Sep 24, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 12, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 9, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-327-30701 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-327-30701 → 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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