WELL · 42-401-32617 · DISTRICT 6
Rice #1
Rusk County · Minden (Travis Peak Cons.) field · Vertical
Rice #1 (API 42-401-32617) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged March 18, 2022, last operated by M. E. Operating & Services Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 18, 1995, permitted to 8,500 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Base Ma, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Its 2 leases have reported 7.43K barrels of oil and 1.33M mcf of gas since August 1995, last reporting in May 2025. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
M. E. Operating & Services Inc.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 26, 2026
- Permits on file
- 99
- Phone
- (817) 335-0831
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | M. E. Operating & Services Inc. |
| Production reports | M. E. Operating & Services, Inc.through Jun 2020 |
| Latest permit | M. E. Operating & Services, Inc.Jul 18, 1995 |
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 18, 1995
- last permit issued
- Feb 13, 1997
- completed
- 7.43K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.33M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1995 THROUGH May 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 13, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 18, 2022
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice G-6-163228 | Minden (Travis Peak Cons.) | M. E. Operating & Services, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.05M | Mar 1997 – May 2025 |
| Rice O-6-13474 | Laneville, N. (Travis Peak, Up.) | M. E. Operating & Services, Inc. | 1 | 7.43K | 279K | Aug 1995 – Jul 1997 |
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.
- 1M. E. Operating & Services, Inc.Aug 1995 → Jun 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 437934-99 | Drill | M. E. Operating & Services, Inc. | Jul 17, 1995 | Jul 18, 1995 | Jul 21, 1995 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-163228 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-13474 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 350 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base MA | 6,408 | -6,058 |
| Pettit | 7,124 | -6,774 |
| Travis Peak | 7,440 | -7,090 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,478 | 7,488 | Perforated |
| 7,478 | 7,538 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,258 | 11 | 225 S |
| 4.5 | 7,875 | 7.875 | 1,000 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 | Aug 20, 1997 | Apr 24, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Jun 27, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 5, 1996 | Oct 27, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Dec 29, 1995 | — | Yes |
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 42-401-32617 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-32617 → 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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