WELL · 42-327-30838 · DISTRICT 7
Clark Ranch #16
Menard County · Wildcat field · Shut IN · Vertical
Clark Ranch #16 (API 42-327-30838) is a well in Menard County operated by Tri-Force Operating L.L.C., completed September 24, 1997 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 17, 1997, permitted to 3,999 ft.
It was permitted by Daniel Explorations Inc. and has since transferred to Tri-Force Operating L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Crystal Falls Lm, Bunger Lm, Capps Lm, Ellenburger.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Daniel Explorations Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Royse City, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 1 permits on file · (214) 632-9292
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tri-Force Operating L.L.C. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Daniel Explorations Inc.Sep 17, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,999
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 17, 1997
- last permit issued
- Sep 24, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 24, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Ranch O-9-14674 | Wildcat | Tri-Force Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Oct 1997 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 467683-99 | Drill | Daniel Explorations Inc. | Sep 17, 1997 | Sep 17, 1997 | Sep 17, 1997 | 3,999 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-14674 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,126 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Crystal Falls LM | 1,316 | 810 |
| Bunger LM | 1,790 | 336 |
| Capps LM | 2,710 | -584 |
| EllenburgerELLENBERGER | 2,910 | -784 |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 408 | 11 | 175 S |
| 4.5 | 2,905 | 7.875 | 300 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 | Jan 15, 1998 | Oct 20, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 25, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-327-30838 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-327-30838 → 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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