WELL · 42-423-30872 · DISTRICT 6
Rudman I. #1
Smith County · Chapel Hill South (Paluxy S.) field · Vertical
Rudman I. #1 (API 42-423-30872) is a plugged well in Smith County, plugged April 21, 2022, last operated by Byng Energy Group Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1989, permitted to 8,900 ft.
It was permitted by Kerr-Mcgee Corporation and has since transferred to Byng Energy Group Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Woodbine, Paluxy, Rodessa, Pettit.
Operator of record
Permitted by Kerr-McGee Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Enid, OK · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · (580) 213-3630
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Byng Energy Group Inc. |
| Production reports | Samson Lone Star LPthrough Aug 2001 |
| Latest permit | Kerr-McGee CorporationDec 28, 1989 |
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
- Dec 28, 1989
- last permit issued
- Dec 31, 1989
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.19M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 31, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 21, 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler, C. B. G-6-113760 | Chapel Hill (Travis Peak) | Fullspike Energy LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Nov 2022 |
| Rudman, I. G-6-133325 | Chapel Hill, South (Paluxy, S.) | Byng Energy Group, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.19M | Jan 1993 – Apr 2022 |
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.
- 1Kerr-McGee CorporationJan 1993 → Jul 1996
- 2Nuevo Energy CompanyAug 1996 → Dec 1998
- 3Samson Lone Star LPJan 1999 → Aug 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 368063-99 | Recompletion | Kerr-McGee Corporation | Dec 28, 1989 | Dec 28, 1989 | — | 8,540 |
| 248265-99 | Drill | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Aug 9, 1984 | Aug 14, 1984 | Aug 30, 1984 | 8,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-113760 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-6-133325 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 507 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Woodbine | 3,950 | -3,443 |
| Paluxy | 5,550 | -5,043 |
| Rodessa | 7,515 | -7,008 |
| Pettit | 8,100 | -7,593 |
| Travis Peak | 8,300 | -7,793 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,782 | 5,810 | Perforated |
| 8,179 | 8,349 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,226 | 12.25 | 840 S |
| 5.5 | 8,522 | 8.75 | 1,558 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 26, 1990 | Jan 22, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 13, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 10, 1984 | Nov 21, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Dec 6, 1984 | Nov 16, 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 42-423-30872 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-30872 → 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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