WELL · 42-429-35504 · DISTRICT 7
Willards Wish #1
Stephens County · Stephens County Regular field · Vertical
Willards Wish #1 (API 42-429-35504) is a plugged well in Stephens County, plugged June 17, 2021, last operated by Riptide Energy LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 22, 1994, permitted to 4,999 ft.
It was permitted by First American Operating CO. and has since transferred to Riptide Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Lower Congl.
Its 2 leases have reported 296 barrels of oil and 238K mcf of gas since April 1995, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by First American Operating Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · (504) 722-9909
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Riptide Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Riptide Energy LLCthrough Jan 2018 |
| Latest permit | First American Operating Co.Dec 22, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,999
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 22, 1994
- last permit issued
- Apr 30, 1995
- completed
- 296
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 238K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 30, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 17, 2021
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willards Wish O-8-27619 | Stephens County Regular | Riptide Energy LLC | 3 | 296 | 27.2K | Apr 1995 – Jul 2026 |
| Willards Wish G-8-170645 | Stephens County Regular | Riptide Energy LLC | 1 | 0 | 211K | Sep 1998 – Jun 2021 |
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.
- 1First American Operating Co.Apr 1995 → Aug 1996
- 2Leonard Brothers Operating Co.Sep 1998 → Nov 2001
- 3Cam CompanyDec 2001 → Feb 2004
- 4Dooley, JeffMar 2004 → Apr 2012
- 5Jeff Dooley Operating, LLCMay 2012 → Jul 2014
- 6Riptide Energy LLCAug 2014 → Jan 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 431064-98 | Drill | First American Operating Co. | Jul 27, 1995 | Dec 22, 1994 | Jan 16, 1995 | 4,400 |
| 431064-99 | Drill | First American Operating Co. | Dec 16, 1994 | Dec 22, 1994 | — | 4,999 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-170645 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-27619 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,192 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Congl | 4,166 | -2,974 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,166 | 4,174 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 490 | 12.25 | 310 S |
| 4.5 | 2,311 | 7.875 | 415 S |
| 4.5 | 4,500 | 7.875 | 270 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 4, 2007 | Feb 5, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Jan 25, 1999 | Oct 15, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Jan 14, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 15, 1995 | Jun 8, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 21, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-429-35504 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-429-35504 → 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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