WELL · 42-353-31863 · DISTRICT 7
White Hat Ranch #1021
Nolan County · Suggs (Ellenburger) field · Vertical
White Hat Ranch #1021 (API 42-353-31863) is a plugged well in Nolan County, plugged April 26, 2018, last operated by Patterson Ben M. JR..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 17, 1985, permitted to 7,000 ft.
It was permitted by Frost Oil Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Patterson Ben M. JR. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Base Col Jt., Cisco, Top Reef, Top Ellen..
Its 2 leases have reported 99.3K barrels of oil and 56.3K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Frost Oil Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2003 · 5 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Patterson Ben M. Jr. |
| Production reports | Clear Fork, Incorporatedthrough Oct 2014 |
| Latest permit | Frost Oil Company, Inc.Sep 17, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 17, 1985
- last permit issued
- Nov 14, 1985
- completed
- 99.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 56.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 14, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 26, 2018
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patterson O-8-27783 | Suggs (Ellenburger) | Gungoll, Carl E. Exploration LLC | 2 | 99.3K | 56.3K | Feb 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| White Hat Ranch O-8-23166 | Suggs (Ellenburger) | Patterson, Ben M., Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Oct 2000 |
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.
- 1Clear Fork, IncorporatedFeb 1996 → Oct 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 285265-99 | Drill | Frost Oil Company, Inc. | Sep 16, 1985 | Sep 17, 1985 | Oct 9, 1985 | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-23166 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-27783 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,260 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Col Jt. | 3,175 | -915 |
| CiscoBASE CISCO LM. | 4,060 | -1,800 |
| Top Reef | 5,455 | -3,195 |
| Top Ellen. | 6,635 | -4,375 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,504 | 5,519 | Perforated |
| 5,586 | 5,630 | Perforated |
| 6,642 | 6,653 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 308 | 12.25 | 240 S |
| 8.375 | 308 | 12.25 | 240 S |
| 4.5 | 6,788 | 7.875 | 260 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 | Nov 7, 2001 | May 31, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Oct 10, 2000 | Nov 19, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 10, 1985 | Nov 19, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 4, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-353-31863 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-353-31863 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 250K
- bbl, all reported
- Nov 2017
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000090776 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged May 14, 2018 | 300 | 1,500 | 5,504–5,680 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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