WELL · 42-387-30497 · DISTRICT 5
Huddleston #1
Red River County · Shelton (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Huddleston #1 (API 42-387-30497) is a plugged well in Red River County, plugged December 5, 2017, last operated by Optimal Utilities Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 12, 1996, permitted to 5,700 ft.
It was permitted by Genesis Producing Company and has since transferred to Optimal Utilities Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Goodland, Massive, Top Of Jurassic.
Its lease has reported 17.2K barrels of oil and 82 mcf of gas since March 1997, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Genesis Producing Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 7, 2017 · (832) 287-0806
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Optimal Utilities Inc. |
| Production reports | Via, James R.through Apr 2006 |
| Latest permit | Genesis Producing CompanyDec 12, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 12, 1996
- last permit issued
- Apr 24, 1997
- completed
- 17.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 82
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 24, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 5, 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huddleston O-5-3543 | Shelton (Cotton Valley) | Optimal Utilities, Inc. | 1 | 17.2K | 82 | Mar 1997 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Genesis Producing CompanyMar 1997 → Feb 1998
- 2Via, James R.Apr 1998 → Apr 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 455956-99 | Drill | Genesis Producing Company | Dec 5, 1996 | Dec 12, 1996 | Dec 26, 1996 | 5,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-5-3543 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 422 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Goodland | 2,738 | -2,316 |
| Massive | 3,693 | -3,271 |
| Top of Jurassic | 4,730 | -4,308 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,342 | 5,354 | Perforated |
| 5,358 | 5,368 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 419 | 11 | 175 S |
| 4.5 | 5,710 | 7.875 | 600 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 | Jul 2, 1997 | May 15, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 16, 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 42-387-30497 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-387-30497 → 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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