WELL · 42-423-30887 · DISTRICT 6
Rayford Sid #1
Smith County · Chapel Hill (Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Rayford Sid #1 (API 42-423-30887) is a plugged well in Smith County, plugged June 10, 1999, last operated by J-W Operating CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 11, 1984, permitted to 8,700 ft.
It was permitted by Enserch Exploration, Inc and has since transferred to J-W Operating CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Paluxy, Massive Anhydrite (marker), Pettit, Travis.
Its lease has reported 8.42K barrels of oil and 188K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 2012. The lease carries 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.
- Based in
- Addison, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 30, 2019
- Permits on file
- 350
- Phone
- (972) 233-8191
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | J-W Operating Co. |
| Production reports | Lynx Operating Co., Inc.through May 2003 |
| Latest permit | Enserch Exploration, IncSep 11, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 11, 1984
- last permit issued
- Oct 18, 1984
- completed
- 8.42K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 188K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 18, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 10, 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 lease 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rayford, Sid O-6-11510 | Chapel Hill (Travis Peak) | J-W Operating Co. | 2 | 8.42K | 188K | Jan 1993 – May 2012 |
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.
- 1Lynx Energy Company, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 2001
- 2Lynx Operating Co., Inc.Jan 2002 → May 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251224-99 | Drill | Enserch Exploration, Inc | Sep 11, 1984 | Sep 11, 1984 | — | 8,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-11510 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 501 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Paluxy | 5,528 | -5,027 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 7,048 | -6,547 |
| Pettit | 7,970 | -7,469 |
| Travis | 8,095 | -7,594 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,123 | 8,332 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,088 | — | 510 S |
| 4.5 | 8,600 | — | 375 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 15, 1984 | Nov 1, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Nov 9, 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 42-423-30887 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-30887 → 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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