WELL · 42-415-34527 · DISTRICT 8

Ernest 'N' #16

N

Scurry County  · Horizontal

Ernest 'N' #16 (API 42-415-34527) is a former disposal or injection well in Scurry County, last operated by North Fork Operating LP; its UIC permit is no longer active.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 2009 and 2025, permitted to 7,500 ft.

Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Wolfcamp, Canyon, Strawn.

Its lease has reported 9.56K barrels of oil and 15.4K mcf of gas since November 2009, last reporting in July 2026.

Operator of record

North Fork Operating LP

Mustang, OK · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 1 permits on file · (432) 242-7381

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedulenone
Production reportsKing Operating Corporationthrough Jan 2017
Latest permitNorth Fork Operating LPAug 28, 2025
7,500
total depth, ft
4
permits on file
Aug 28, 2025
last permit issued
—
completed
9.56K
cumulative oil, bbl
15.4K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2009 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
—
Shut in
—
Plugged
—

Surface location

32.630322, -100.865466

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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Scurry County.

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 →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Ernest "N" O-11-69556Earnest (6500 Sand)North Fork Operating LP19.56K15.4KNov 2009 – Jul 2026

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.

  1. 1King Operating CorporationNov 2009 → Jan 2017

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
910049-99RecompletionNorth Fork Operating LPAug 25, 2025Aug 28, 2025Oct 23, 20257,115
680190-97DrillKing Operating CorporationJul 9, 2009Apr 8, 2009Jul 3, 20097,500
680190-98DrillKing Operating CorporationJun 2, 2009Apr 8, 2009—7,500
680190-99DrillKing Operating CorporationApr 7, 2009Apr 8, 2009Jul 2, 20097,500

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-11-69556————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,345 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Wolfcamp4,149-1,804
Canyon6,135-3,790
Strawn6,897-4,552

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
7,51010,560Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
9.6251,68812.251,450 S
77,2168.75670 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Aug 12, 2010Feb 16, 2010Yes
00Aug 5, 2010——

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.

Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.

Nearby wells and their tops

NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM

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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.

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Mapache Grande 01942-415-35776

6.2 KM · Three Span Oil & Gas, Inc. · Section with this well →

Yates1,2901,036
San Andres2,750-424
Glorieta2,900-574
Clear Fork3,100-774
Spraberry4,900-2,574
Wolfcamp6,050-3,724
Wichita-Albany—
Coleman Junction—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Mapache Grande 01242-415-35629

7.3 KM · Three Span Oil & Gas, Inc. · Section with this well →

Yates1,2601,116
San Andres2,630-254
Glorieta2,950-574
Clear Fork3,020-644
Spraberry4,950-2,574
Wolfcamp6,050-3,674
Coleman Junction—
Wichita-Albany—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Bullock Unit42-415-35324

7.4 KM · Strawn Petroleum Operating, LLC · Section with this well →

Yates6081,770
San Andres1,3631,015
Clear Fork2,160218
Wolfcamp4,040-1,662
Coleman Junction4,400-2,022
Wichita-Albany—
Glorieta—
Wichita-Albany—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

State of Texas42-415-34390

7.6 KM · Strawn Petroleum Operating, LLC · Section with this well →

Coleman Junction3,900-1,529
Wolfcamp4,730-2,359
Strawn6,886-4,515

Mapache Grande 154B42-415-35628

8.1 KM · Three Span Oil & Gas, Inc. · Section with this well →

Yates1,2801,082
San Andres2,660-298
Glorieta2,980-618
Clear Fork3,050-688
Spraberry5,099-2,737
Wolfcamp5,999-3,637
Coleman Junction—
Wichita-Albany—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Mapache Grande 15442-415-35626

8.8 KM · Three Span Oil & Gas, Inc. · Section with this well →

Yates1,2801,145
San Andres2,660-235
Glorieta2,980-555
Clear Fork3,050-625
Spraberry4,840-2,415
Wolfcamp6,032-3,607
Wichita-Albany—
Wichita-Albany—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Mapache Grande 004 Unit42-415-35605

9.1 KM · Three Span Oil & Gas, Inc. · Section with this well →

Yates1,2701,142
San Andres2,650-238
Glorieta2,950-538
Clear Fork3,020-608
Spraberry4,950-2,538
Wolfcamp6,100-3,688
Coleman Junction—
Fuller Sand—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Kubena Unit42-415-35586

9.7 KM · Carr Resources, Inc. · Section with this well →

San Andres2,560-129
Clear Fork2,938-507
Glorieta2,938-507
Coleman Junction3,270-839
Wolfcamp4,832-2,401
Fuller Sand—
Wichita-Albany—
Spraberry—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Beyond the permit record

RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes

Injection

0
bbl, last 12 reported months
0
bbl, all reported
—
reported through
UICKindStatusPermitted bbl/dMax psiZone ft
000127300W-14 DisposalNot activated10,0001,1453,549–4,151

TexNet catalog via USGS

Seismicity near this well

0
M2+ events within 10 km, last 2 years
—
largest

A proximity count, not an attribution. How to read it →

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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