WELL · 42-429-35868 · DISTRICT 7
Ponderosa #1
Stephens County · Walker-Davis (Congl. 3960) field · Vertical
Ponderosa #1 (API 42-429-35868) is a plugged well in Stephens County, plugged June 11, 2025, last operated by Dale Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 23, 2001, permitted to 4,300 ft.
It was permitted by Russell, T. Operating Inc. and has since transferred to Dale Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Caddo, Conglomerate, Duffer.
Operator of record
Permitted by Russell, T. Operating Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 424 permits on file · (940) 642-6602
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Dale Operating Company |
| Production reports | Daylight Petroleum LLCthrough Nov 2024 |
| Latest permit | Russell, T. Operating Inc.Mar 23, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 23, 2001
- last permit issued
- Jun 6, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 189K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2001 THROUGH Nov 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 6, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 11, 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponderosa G-8-182933 | Walker-Davis (Congl. 3960) | Dale Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 189K | Jun 2001 – Nov 2025 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 1,304(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Russell, T. Operating Inc.Jun 2001 → Jun 2005
- 2T-N-T Engineering, Inc.Jul 2005 → Jun 2016
- 3Avad Operating, LLCJul 2016 → Jul 2019
- 4Daylight Petroleum LLCAug 2019 → Nov 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 506722-99 | Drill | Russell, T. Operating Inc. | Mar 20, 2001 | Mar 23, 2001 | Apr 25, 2001 | 4,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-182933 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,157 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,905 | 3,911 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 180 | 12.25 | 120 S |
| 4.5 | 4,040 | 7.875 | 210 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 | Sep 17, 2001 | Jun 21, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 30, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-429-35868 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-429-35868 → 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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