WELL · 42-389-31686 · DISTRICT 8
Red Bluff #1
Reeves County · Brushy Draw (Cherry Canyon) field · Vertical
Red Bluff #1 (API 42-389-31686) is a plugged well in Reeves County, plugged October 23, 2018, last operated by Avad Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 29, 1985, permitted to 5,300 ft.
It was permitted by Orla Petco, Inc. and has since transferred to Avad Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Delaware, Top Olds, Cherry Canyon.
Its lease has reported 49.8K barrels of oil and 25.1K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2019.
Operator of record
Permitted by Orla Petco, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 3, 2024 · 19 permits on file · (469) 520-0030
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Avad Operating LLC |
| Production reports | T-N-T Engineering, Inc.through May 2015 |
| Latest permit | Orla Petco, Inc.Aug 29, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 29, 1985
- last permit issued
- Nov 6, 1985
- completed
- 49.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 25.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 6, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 23, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bluff O-10-30403 | Brushy Draw (Cherry Canyon) | Avad Operating, LLC | 1 | 49.8K | 25.1K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2019 |
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.
- 1Orla Petco, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1994
- 2BC Operating, Inc.Aug 1994 → Feb 1998
- 3Taurus Exploration U.S.A., Inc.Mar 1998 → Nov 1998
- 4Energen Resources CorporationDec 1998 → Apr 2000
- 5Shenandoah Petroleum CorporationMay 2000 → Jun 2005
- 6T-N-T Engineering, Inc.Jul 2005 → Nov 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 284068-99 | Drill | Orla Petco, Inc. | Aug 28, 1985 | Aug 29, 1985 | — | 5,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-30403 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| DelawareTOP DELAWARE | 2,806 |
| Top Olds | 2,854 |
| Cherry CanyonTOP CHERRY CANYON | 3,782 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,854 | 2,864 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,099 | 12.25 | 565 S |
| 4.5 | 3,020 | 7.875 | 400 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 29, 1986 | Dec 5, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 22, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-389-31686 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-389-31686 → 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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