WELL · 42-413-31972 · DISTRICT 7
Ruth C #1
Schleicher County · Velrex (Henderson Upper) field · Producing · Vertical
Ruth C #1 (API 42-413-31972) is a well in Schleicher County operated by Discovery Operating Inc., completed July 20, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 29, 1996, permitted to 6,799 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Leonard, Wolfcamp, Canyon.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 31, 2026
- Permits on file
- 712
- Phone
- (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.May 29, 1996 |
- 6,799
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 29, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jul 20, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 266K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 20, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth C G-9-159752 | Velrex (Henderson Upper) | Discovery Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 266K | Jul 1996 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,371 · prior 12 3,542(+23%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Discovery Operating, Inc.Jul 1996 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 448426-99 | Drill | Discovery Operating, Inc. | May 22, 1996 | May 29, 1996 | Jun 9, 1996 | 7,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 1996 | Ruth C G-9-159752 | Velrex (Henderson Upper) | Discovery Operating Inc. | Producing | 6,799 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,502 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,409 | 6,667 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 723 | 11 | 290 S |
| 4.5 | 6,794 | 7.875 | 240 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 | Oct 24, 1996 | Aug 19, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 12, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-413-31972 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-413-31972 → 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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