WELL · 42-399-33647 · DISTRICT 7
Richards #1
Runnels County · Fort Chadbourne (Gardner) field · Vertical
Richards #1 (API 42-399-33647) is a plugged well in Runnels County, plugged June 21, 1988, last operated by Adams Branch Exploration Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 27, 1985, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Discovery Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Adams Branch Exploration Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Capps, Gardner, Grey.
Operator of record
Adams Branch Exploration Company
Permitted by Discovery Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 8, 2002 · 58 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Adams Branch Exploration Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Discovery Operating, Inc.Nov 27, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 27, 1985
- last permit issued
- Nov 12, 1986
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 12, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 21, 1988
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291380-99 | Drill | Discovery Operating, Inc. | Nov 27, 1985 | Nov 27, 1985 | Dec 10, 1985 | 6,000 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,081 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Capps | 4,806 | -2,725 |
| Gardner | 5,269 | -3,188 |
| Grey | 5,348 | -3,267 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,284 | 5,288 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 357 | 11 | 220 S |
| 4.5 | 5,422 | 7.875 | 995 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 | Mar 26, 1987 | Feb 17, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 24, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-399-33647 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-399-33647 → 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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