WELL · 42-413-31196 · DISTRICT 7
Ruth A #1
Schleicher County · Velrex SW. (Wolfcamp) field · Producing · Vertical
Ruth A #1 (API 42-413-31196) is a well in Schleicher County operated by Discovery Operating Inc., completed May 27, 2025 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1982 and 2025, permitted to 7,400 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Base Cretaceous (marker), Permian (undifferentiated), Leonard, Wolfcamp.
Its 2 leases have reported 38.5K barrels of oil and 207K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 712 permits on file · (432) 683-5203
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Discovery Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Discovery Operating, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Discovery Operating, Inc.Jun 5, 2025 |
- 7,400
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 5, 2025
- last permit issued
- May 27, 2025
- completed
- 38.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 207K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 27, 2025
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
31.008248, -100.702045
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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Schleicher County.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth "A" O-9-9582 | W.J.S. (Canyon) | Discovery Operating, Inc. | 1 | 36.1K | 199K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Ruth "A" O-9-23064 | Velrex, SW. (Wolfcamp) | Discovery Operating, Inc. | 1 | 2.36K | 7.59K | May 2025 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,373 · prior 12 457(+419%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,721 · prior 12 1,646(+369%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Discovery Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 908426-99 | Recompletion | Discovery Operating, Inc. | Jun 4, 2025 | Jun 5, 2025 | — | 6,878 |
| 148324-99 | Drill | Discovery Operating, Inc. | Jan 25, 1982 | Jan 25, 1982 | — | 7,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-9582 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-23064 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,503 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Cretaceous (marker)BASE OF CRETACEOUS | 520 | 1,983 |
| Permian (undifferentiated)TOP OF PERMIAN | 655 | 1,848 |
| Leonard | 2,935 | -432 |
| Wolfcamp | 4,110 | -1,607 |
| Canyon | 6,100 | -3,597 |
| CanyonCANYON SANDS | 6,446 | -3,943 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,508 | 5,522 | Perforated |
| 6,590 | 6,697 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 720 | 11 | 325 S |
| 2.375 | 6,518 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 6,878 | 7.875 | 515 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 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 6, 2025 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 26, 1982 | — |
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 42-413-31196 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-413-31196 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
C.G.M.42-413-32064
4.3 KM · Discovery Operating, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Wolfcamp | 4,724 | -2,233 |
| Canyon | 6,346 | -3,855 |
Barrow42-413-31742
5.7 KM · TXP, Incorporated · Section with this well →
| Leonard | 3,192 | -749 |
| Wolfcamp | 4,152 | -1,709 |
| Canyon | 6,046 | -3,603 |
| Canyon | 6,552 | -4,109 |
R L Henderson B42-413-33019
7.7 KM · Discovery Operating, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Wolfcamp | 4,334 | -1,801 |
| Canyon | 5,700 | -3,167 |
| Strawn | — | |
| Coleman Junction | — | |
| Ellenburger | — | |
| San Angelo | — | |
| Clear Fork | — |
Lloyd '18'42-413-31660
8.5 KM · Toc Energy Resources, LLC · Section with this well →
| Clear Fork | 1,808 | 544 |
| Spraberry | 3,265 | -913 |
| Wolfcamp | 4,098 | -1,746 |
| Canyon | 5,058 | -2,706 |
Whitten, L.I.42-413-10333
9.3 KM · TXP, Incorporated · Section with this well →
| Pozo Rico (Wolfcamp) | 5,058 | -2,590 |
| Canyon | 6,199 | -3,731 |
| Strawn | 6,965 | -4,497 |
| San Angelo | — | |
| Wolfcamp | — | |
| Ellenburger | — | |
| Coleman Junction | — | |
| Clear Fork | — |
Meador42-413-31601
9.8 KM · Frac-Sand, Inc. · Section with this well →
| San Angelo | 580 | 1,913 |
| Base Cretaceous (marker) | 580 | 1,913 |
| Clear Fork | 2,850 | -357 |
| Wichita-Albany | 3,645 | -1,152 |
| Wolfcamp | 4,200 | -1,707 |
| Top WC | 4,555 | -2,062 |
| Canyon | 6,340 | -3,847 |
| Canyon | 6,340 | -3,847 |
11 TOPS · FIRST 8
Lin H42-413-31679
11.4 KM · Discovery Operating, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Wolfcamp | 4,420 | -1,968 |
| Canyon | 6,556 | -4,104 |
Williams Ladd42-235-36342
12.0 KM · Ladd Oil & Gas Corporation · Section with this well →
| San Andres | 1,186 | 1,099 |
| Spraberry | — | |
| Grayburg | — | |
| Fusselman | — | |
| Clear Fork | — | |
| Canyon | — | |
| Wolfcamp | — |
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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