WELL · 42-401-31944 · DISTRICT 6
Walters Ruth #1
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Walters Ruth #1 (API 42-401-31944) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged December 5, 1996, last operated by Key Production Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 24, 1984, permitted to 11,500 ft.
It was permitted by Key Production CO. and has since transferred to Key Production Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 11 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, B/Austin Chalk, Massive Anhydrite (marker), Jame Lime.
Operator of record
Permitted by Key Production Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Longview, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2011 · 116 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Key Production Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Key Production Company, Inc.through Nov 1995 |
| Latest permit | Key Production Co.Sep 24, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 24, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jun 13, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 52.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 13, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 5, 1996
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walters, Ruth G-6-117334 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Key Production Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 52.1K | Jan 1993 – Dec 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.
- 1Key Production Co.Jan 1993 → Apr 1995
- 2Key Production Company, Inc.May 1995 → Nov 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 252317-99 | Drill | Key Production Co. | Nov 2, 1984 | Sep 24, 1984 | Oct 3, 1984 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-117334 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 515 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 3,540 | -3,025 |
| B/Austin Chalk | 3,540 | -3,025 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 6,804 | -6,289 |
| Jame Lime | 7,280 | -6,765 |
| T/James Lime | 7,280 | -6,765 |
| Pettit | 7,495 | -6,980 |
| T/Pettit | 7,495 | -6,980 |
| Travis Peak | 7,765 | -7,250 |
| T/Travis Peak | 7,765 | -7,250 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,480 | -8,965 |
| T/Cotton Valley | 9,480 | -8,965 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,853 | 11,058 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,815 | 12.25 | 1,100 S |
| 4.5 | 11,134 | 7.875 | 1,350 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 21, 1986 | May 1, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Aug 6, 1985 | Jul 16, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Aug 2, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-401-31944 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-31944 → 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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