WELL · 42-417-37289 · DISTRICT 7
Ledbetter FB #1
Shackelford County · Gillian (Caddo) field · Vertical
Ledbetter FB #1 (API 42-417-37289) is a plugged well in Shackelford County, plugged December 17, 1999, last operated by Van Operating Ltd..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1989 and 1992, permitted to 4,900 ft.
It was permitted by Jones Company, Ltd. and has since transferred to Van Operating Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Caddo, T/Caddo, B/Caddo, T/Duffer.
Its 3 leases have reported 46.2K barrels of oil and 20.8K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2000. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Jones Company, Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Albany, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 10, 2021 · 96 permits on file · (325) 725-4542
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Van Operating Ltd. |
| Production reports | Van Operating, Ltd.through Jun 1999 |
| Latest permit | Jones Company, Ltd.May 11, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 11, 1992
- last permit issued
- Mar 27, 1992
- completed
- 46.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2000
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 27, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 17, 1999
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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ledbetter "FB" O-8-26768 | Gillian (Caddo) | Van Operating, Ltd. | 1 | 46.2K | 20.8K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2000 |
| Ledbetter "FB" G-8-141346 | Gillian (Caddo) | Jones Company, Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Feb 1993 |
| — O-8-25566 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Jones Company, Ltd.Jan 1993 → Jul 1995
- 2Van Operating, Ltd.Aug 1995 → Jun 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 398239-99 | Recompletion | Jones Company, Ltd. | Apr 9, 1992 | May 11, 1992 | Mar 26, 1992 | 4,528 |
| 360954-99 | Drill | Jones Co. | Jun 29, 1989 | Jul 3, 1989 | — | 4,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-141346 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-25566 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-26768 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,210 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 3,947 | -2,737 |
| T/Caddo | 3,947 | -2,737 |
| B/Caddo | 4,224 | -3,014 |
| T/Duffer | 4,284 | -3,074 |
| T/Barnett | 4,340 | -3,130 |
| MississippianMISS | 4,360 | -3,150 |
| T/Miss | 4,360 | -3,150 |
| T/Miss Chappel | 4,360 | -3,150 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,108 | 4,113 | Perforated |
| 4,485 | 4,489 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 121 | 12.25 | 100 S |
| 4.5 | 4,527 | 7.875 | 165 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 | Feb 3, 1993 | Dec 30, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 3, 1992 | Apr 8, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | May 27, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 20, 1989 | Sep 29, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 1, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-417-37289 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-417-37289 → 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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