WELL · 42-415-31277 · DISTRICT 8
Echols P. A #1
Scurry County · Sharon Ridge (1700) field · Vertical
Echols P. A #1 (API 42-415-31277) is a plugged well in Scurry County, plugged January 28, 1994, last operated by Blue River Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 21, 1978, permitted to 1,900 ft.
It was permitted by Ellpen, Inc. and has since transferred to Blue River Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 58 barrels of oil and 32 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2007. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ellpen, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 5, 2016 · 4 permits on file · (817) 538-7045
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Blue River Inc. |
| Production reports | Lem Operating Co., Inc.through Jul 1996 |
| Latest permit | Ellpen, Inc.Aug 21, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 21, 1978
- last permit issued
- Oct 22, 1980
- completed
- 58
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 32
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2007
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 22, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 28, 1994
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echols, P. "A" O-11-62321 | Sharon Ridge (1700) | Blue River Inc. | 2 | 58 | 32 | Jan 1993 – Jun 2007 |
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.
- 1Lem Operating Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31055-99 | Drill | Ellpen, Inc. | Aug 21, 1978 | Aug 21, 1978 | — | 1,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-62321 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,166 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 577 | 1,589 |
| Yates | 598 | 1,568 |
| San Andres | 1,290 | 876 |
| San Andres | 1,400 | 766 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,663 | 1,828 | Perforated |
| 1,702 | 1,781 | Perforated |
| — | 1,828 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 147 | 12.25 | 150 S |
| 4.5 | 1,877 | 7.875 | 775 S |
| 4.5 | 1,914 | 7.875 | 650 S |
| 4.5 | 1,916 | 7.875 | 650 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, 1989 | Sep 8, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Sep 18, 1989 | Aug 25, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 23, 1978 | — |
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 42-415-31277 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-415-31277 → 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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