WELL · 42-427-33676 · DISTRICT 4
Richards G. L. #1
Starr County · Sullivan City (Vicksburg 80-L) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Richards G. L. #1 (API 42-427-33676) is a well in Starr County operated by Escudo Oil & Gas LLC, completed December 23, 2003 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 10, 2003, permitted to 9,004 ft.
It was permitted by Touchstone Resources USA, Inc. and has since transferred to Escudo Oil & Gas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Sam Fordyce, Vicksburg.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Touchstone Resources USA, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1 permits on file · (713) 291-3090
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Escudo Oil & Gas LLC |
| Production reports | Escudo Oil & Gas, LLCthrough Feb 2022 |
| Latest permit | Touchstone Resources USA, Inc.Nov 10, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,004
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 10, 2003
- last permit issued
- Dec 23, 2003
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.26M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2003 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 23, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richards, G. L. G-4-199384 | Sullivan City (Vicksburg, 80-L) | Escudo Oil & Gas, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.26M | Dec 2003 – 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.
- 1Touchstone Resources USA, Inc.Feb 2004 → Nov 2005
- 2Greehey & Company, Ltd.Dec 2005 → Dec 2007
- 3Reveille ResourcesJan 2008 → Feb 2010
- 4Reveille Resources (Texas), Inc.Mar 2010 → May 2012
- 5Bruington Operating, L.L.C.Jun 2012 → Jun 2014
- 6Escudo Oil & Gas, LLCJul 2014 → Feb 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 538410-98 | Drill | Touchstone Resources USA, Inc. | Dec 8, 2003 | Nov 10, 2003 | Nov 21, 2003 | 9,004 |
| 538410-99 | Drill | Touchstone Resources USA, Inc. | Nov 10, 2003 | Nov 10, 2003 | — | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-199384 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 232 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Fordyce | 3,310 | -3,078 |
| Vicksburg | 4,855 | -4,623 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,150 | 6,290 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,025 | 12.25 | 370 S |
| 7 | 6,150 | — | 365 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 | May 27, 2004 | Feb 10, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 27, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-427-33676 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33676 → 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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