WELL · 42-417-37986 · DISTRICT 7
Richter 34 #2
Shackelford County · Great Barrier (Gardner Sd.) field · Vertical
Richter 34 #2 (API 42-417-37986) is a plugged well in Shackelford County, plugged January 28, 2004, last operated by Wells Oilfield Services Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 12, 1995, permitted to 3,300 ft.
It was permitted by Enserch Exploration, Inc and has since transferred to Wells Oilfield Services Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Gardner Sand.
Its 2 leases have reported 171 barrels of oil and 31.2K mcf of gas since January 1996, last reporting in February 2004. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Enserch Exploration, Inc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 53 permits on file · (940) 521-1266
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wells Oilfield Services Inc. |
| Production reports | Enserch Exploration, Incthrough Jan 1998 |
| Latest permit | Enserch Exploration, IncDec 12, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 12, 1995
- last permit issued
- Jan 25, 1996
- completed
- 171
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 31.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1996 THROUGH Feb 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 25, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 28, 2004
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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richter 34 O-8-28247 | Great Barrier (Gardner Sd.) | Wells Oilfield Services, Inc. | 1 | 171 | 600 | Jul 1997 – Feb 2004 |
| Richter 34 G-8-158036 | Great Barrier (Gardner Sd.) | Clear Fork, Incorporated | 1 | 0 | 30.6K | Jan 1996 – Mar 2000 |
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.
- 1Enserch Exploration, IncJan 1996 → Jan 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 442718-99 | Drill | Enserch Exploration, Inc | Dec 11, 1995 | Dec 12, 1995 | Dec 21, 1995 | 3,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-158036 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-28247 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,322 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Gardner Sand | 3,142 | -1,820 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,143 | 3,153 | Perforated |
| 3,168 | 3,172 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 549 | 10 | 240 S |
| 8.625 | 549 | 11 | 240 S |
| 5.5 | 3,422 | 7.875 | 200 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 | Nov 6, 1997 | Oct 2, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Oct 9, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 8, 1996 | Mar 27, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Jun 20, 1996 | Feb 12, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 24, 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 42-417-37986 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-417-37986 → 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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