WELL · 42-355-04579 · DISTRICT 4
Little-Rickabaugh #1
Nueces County · Clara Driscoll South (8400) field · Vertical
Little-Rickabaugh #1 (API 42-355-04579) is a plugged well in Nueces County, plugged September 11, 2025, last operated by Western Gulf Oil & Gas Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 5, 1996, permitted to 9,005 ft.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 15, 2000 · 64 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Western Gulf Oil & Gas Inc. |
| Production reports | Western Gulf Oil & Gas, LLCthrough Jul 2012 |
| Latest permit | Western Gulf Oil & Gas Inc.Aug 5, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,005
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 5, 1996
- last permit issued
- Sep 2, 1963
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 441K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 2, 1963
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 11, 2025
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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little, R. C. G-4-159768 | Clara Driscoll, South (7650) | Western Gulf Oil & Gas, LLC | 1 | 0 | 441K | Aug 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| Little-Rickabaugh G-4-31207 | Clara Driscoll, South (8400) | Western Gulf Oil & Gas Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Aug 1996 |
| Little-Rickabaugh Gas Unit G-4-31282 | Clara Driscoll, South (8300) | Western Gulf Oil & Gas Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Aug 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.
- 1Western Gulf Oil & Gas Inc.Aug 1996 → Jul 2000
- 2Western Gulf Oil & Gas, LLCAug 2000 → Jul 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451128-99 | Recompletion | Western Gulf Oil & Gas Inc. | Aug 5, 1996 | Aug 5, 1996 | Aug 5, 1996 | 9,005 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-31207 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-31282 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-159768 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,172 | 8,178 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,026 | 13.75 | 554 S |
| 9.625 | 1,026 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,576 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,583 | 8.75 | 650 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 | Feb 3, 1997 | Aug 16, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 13, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 21, 1963 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 11, 1963 | — |
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 42-355-04579 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-355-04579 → 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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