WELL · 42-423-30833 · DISTRICT 6
Lightfoot #1
Smith County · Chapel Hill (Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Lightfoot #1 (API 42-423-30833) is a plugged well in Smith County, plugged October 18, 2002, last operated by Ellis Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1992, permitted to 8,900 ft.
It was permitted by Roseland Oil & Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to Ellis Exploration Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Woodbine, Paluxy, Glen Rose, James Lime.
Its lease has reported 5.17K barrels of oil and 68.3K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 2003.
Operator of record
Permitted by Roseland Oil & Gas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tyler, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 16 permits on file · (903) 570-4548
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ellis Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | Ellis Exploration, Inc.through Sep 1999 |
| Latest permit | Roseland Oil & Gas, Inc.Sep 29, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 29, 1992
- last permit issued
- Sep 28, 1984
- completed
- 5.17K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 68.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 28, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 18, 2002
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightfoot O-6-11486 | Chapel Hill (Travis Peak) | Ellis Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 5.17K | 68.3K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2003 |
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.
- 1Roseland Oil & Gas, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1994
- 2Ellis Exploration, Inc.Jan 1995 → Sep 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 404069-99 | Other | Roseland Oil & Gas, Inc. | Sep 30, 1992 | Sep 29, 1992 | Nov 30, 1992 | 8,700 |
| 241505-99 | Drill | Ellis-Roseland | Jun 8, 1984 | Jun 8, 1984 | Jun 19, 1984 | 8,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-11486 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 532 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WoodbineTOP WOODBINE | 4,150 | -3,618 |
| PaluxyTOP PALUXY | 5,792 | -5,260 |
| Glen RoseTOP GLEN ROSE | 6,102 | -5,570 |
| James LimeTOP JAMES | 7,878 | -7,346 |
| PettitTOP PETTET | 8,062 | -7,530 |
| Travis PeakTOP TRAVIS PEAK | 8,242 | -7,710 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,530 | 7,532 | Perforated |
| 7,545 | 7,548 | Perforated |
| 7,552 | 7,555 | Perforated |
| 8,163 | 8,165 | Perforated |
| 8,171 | 8,173 | Perforated |
| 8,181 | 8,183 | Perforated |
| 8,215 | 8,217 | Perforated |
| 8,234 | 8,236 | Perforated |
| 8,288 | 8,382 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,220 | 12.25 | 450 S |
| 4.5 | 8,687 | 7.875 | 1,024 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 16, 1995 | May 18, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Oct 16, 1984 | Oct 5, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Oct 13, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-423-30833 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-30833 → 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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