WELL · 42-429-35193 · DISTRICT 7
Rickels #1
Stephens County · Welwood-Hill (Mississippian) field · Vertical
Rickels #1 (API 42-429-35193) is a plugged well in Stephens County, plugged May 8, 2017, last operated by Sky Development Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1990 and 1993, permitted to 4,500 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Caddo, Marble Falls, Mississippian.
Its 2 leases have reported 225 barrels of oil and 295K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 2017. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 2, 2003 · 25 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sky Development Corporation |
| Production reports | Sky Resources, Inc.through May 2014 |
| Latest permit | Sky Development CorporationJul 23, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 23, 1993
- last permit issued
- Apr 20, 1990
- completed
- 225
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 295K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 20, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 8, 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill-Rickels G-8-146795 | Rickels (Conglomerate) | Sky Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 291K | Aug 1993 – May 2017 |
| Rickels O-8-25816 | Welwood-Hill (Mississippian) | Sky Development Corporation | 1 | 225 | 3.43K | Jan 1993 – Apr 1994 |
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.
- 1Hill, R.M. Operating Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1993
- 2Sky Development CorporationApr 1993 → Oct 1998
- 3Russell, T. Operating Inc.Nov 1998 → Jun 2005
- 4T-N-T Engineering, Inc.Jul 2005 → May 2007
- 5Sky Resources, Inc.Jan 2008 → May 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 414000-99 | Recompletion | Sky Development Corporation | Jul 19, 1993 | Jul 23, 1993 | Jul 29, 1993 | 4,250 |
| 370210-99 | Drill | Hill, R. M. | Feb 23, 1990 | Feb 28, 1990 | — | 4,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-146795 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-25816 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,200 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 3,385 | -2,185 |
| Marble Falls | 4,154 | -2,954 |
| MississippianMISSISSIPPIAN LIMESTONE | 4,386 | -3,186 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,097 | 4,107 | Perforated |
| 4,427 | 4,437 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 110 | 12.25 | 90 S |
| 4.5 | 4,548 | 7.875 | 100 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 | Jan 7, 1994 | Sep 20, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 15, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 12, 1990 | May 3, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | May 22, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-429-35193 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-429-35193 → 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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