WELL · 42-371-36996 · DISTRICT 8
Capsaicin #1
Pecos County · Nuz (Wolfcamp) field · Vertical
Capsaicin #1 (API 42-371-36996) is a well in Pecos County operated by Stephens & Johnson Operating CO., completed January 24, 2002.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2000 and 2002, permitted to 6,700 ft.
It was permitted by Ruwco Oil And Gas Corp. and has since transferred to Stephens & Johnson Operating CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Wolfcamp, To Wolfcamp.
Its 3 leases have reported 34.2K barrels of oil and 3.34M mcf of gas since June 2000, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Stephens & Johnson Operating Co.
Permitted by Ruwco Oil and Gas Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 360 permits on file · (940) 781-1977
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Stephens & Johnson Operating Co. |
| Production reports | Stephens & Johnson Operating Co.through Jun 2025 |
| Latest permit | Ruwco Oil and Gas Corp.Jan 4, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 4, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jan 24, 2002
- completed
- 34.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.34M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 24, 2002
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capsaicin G-10-225569 | Nuz (Wolfcamp) | Stephens & Johnson Operating Co. | 1 | 0 | 1.26M | Mar 2007 – Jul 2026 |
| Capsaicin O-10-36946 | Nuz (Wolfcamp) | Stephens & Johnson Operating Co. | 1 | 34.2K | 1.04M | Feb 2002 – Jul 2007 |
| Capsaicin G-10-178191 | Nuz (Wolfcamp) | Ruwco Oil and Gas Corp. | 1 | 0 | 1.05M | Jun 2000 – Apr 2002 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3 · prior 12 1,995(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ruwco Oil and Gas Corp.Jun 2000 → May 2006
- 2Stephens & Johnson Operating Co.Jun 2006 → Jun 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 516521-99 | Recompletion | Ruwco Oil and Gas Corp. | Dec 31, 2001 | Jan 4, 2002 | Jan 5, 2002 | 6,700 |
| 495490-99 | Drill | Ruwco Oil and Gas Corp. | May 25, 2000 | May 25, 2000 | Jun 9, 2000 | 6,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-178191 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-10-225569 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-36946 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,857 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,165 | 6,167 | Perforated |
| 6,318 | 6,342 | Perforated |
| 6,413 | 6,415 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 614 | 17.5 | 560 S |
| 8.625 | 2,610 | 11 | 200 S |
| 5.5 | 6,360 | 7.875 | 200 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 | May 15, 2007 | Mar 9, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Mar 27, 2007 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 20, 2006 | Apr 22, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Nov 4, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 23, 2000 | Jul 26, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 29, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-371-36996 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-371-36996 → 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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