WELL · 42-417-37579 · DISTRICT 7
Ledbetter #1 A
Shackelford County · Neuhoff (Miss) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Ledbetter #1 A (API 42-417-37579) is a well in Shackelford County operated by Whitt Oil & Gas Inc., completed May 8, 1992 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 27, 1992, permitted to 4,600 ft.
It was permitted by Mortimer Exploration Company and has since transferred to Whitt Oil & Gas Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Caddo.
Its lease has reported 14.8K barrels of oil and 16.1K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mortimer Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Albany, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 29 permits on file · (325) 762-3114
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Whitt Oil & Gas Inc. |
| Production reports | Whitt Oil & Gas, Inc.through May 2019 |
| Latest permit | Mortimer Exploration CompanyMar 27, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 27, 1992
- last permit issued
- May 8, 1992
- completed
- 14.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 16.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 8, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ledbetter O-8-26539 | Neuhoff (Miss) | Whitt Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 14.8K | 16.1K | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1Mortimer Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Roco Petroleum, IncorporatedApr 1995 → Mar 1998
- 3Ratex Energy Inc.Apr 1998 → Apr 2001
- 4Ledbetter, MorrisSep 2001 → Jun 2005
- 5Leffel's, Inc.Jul 2005 → Dec 2007
- 6Whitt Oil & Gas, Inc.Oct 2013 → May 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 397871-97 | Drill | Mortimer Exploration Company | May 21, 1992 | Mar 27, 1992 | Apr 5, 1992 | 4,600 |
| 397871-99 | Drill | Mortimer Exploration Company | Mar 27, 1992 | Mar 27, 1992 | — | 4,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-26539 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,205 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CaddoTOP OF CADDO | 3,858 | -2,653 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,406 | 4,435 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 222 | 11 | 85 S |
| 4.5 | 4,406 | 7.875 | 380 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 | Jul 2, 1992 | May 15, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 2, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-417-37579 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-417-37579 → 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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