TEXAS · WELLS · STERLING COUNTY · API 42-431-32575 · DISTRICT 7B
Ferguson Brothers 34 #15
Sterling County · Lower Half (Wolfcamp) field · Vertical
Ferguson Brothers 34 #15 (API 42-431-32575) is a plugged well in Sterling County, plugged April 9, 2013, last operated by Independence Resources Mgmt LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1992 and 2007, permitted to 7,900 ft.
It was permitted by Chevron Midcontinent, L.P. and has since transferred to Independence Resources Mgmt LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Dean, Wolfcamp, Canyon.
Its 3 leases have reported 30.8K barrels of oil and 1.44M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2020. The leases carry 19 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Independence Resources Mgmt LLC
Permitted by Chevron Midcontinent, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- The Woodlands, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 31, 2020
- Permits on file
- 174
- Phone
- (281) 298-4246
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Chevron Midcontinent L.P. |
| Production reports | Independence Resources Mgmt, LLCthrough May 2017 |
| Latest permit | Chevron Midcontinent, L.P.Apr 24, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 24, 2007
- last permit issued
- Sep 9, 2009
- completed
- 30.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.44M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 9, 2009
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 9, 2013
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 19 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferguson Brothers "34" O-10-38421 | Lower Half (Wolfcamp) | Independence Resources Mgmt, LLC | 2 | 3.68K | 24.5K | Jul 2007 – Jun 2020 |
| Ferguson Brothers -34- G-10-214988 | Sugg Ranch (Canyon Dist 08) | Chevron Midcontinent, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 5.19K | Jan 2006 – Apr 2013 |
| Ferguson Brothers -34- O-10-31869 | Sugg Ranch (Canyon Dist 08) | Chevron Midcontinent, L.P. | 16 | 27.1K | 1.41M | Jan 1993 – Apr 2006 |
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.
- 1IP Petroleum Company, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 2001
- 2Pure Resources, L.P.Feb 2001 → Mar 2006
- 3Chevron Midcontinent, L.P.Apr 2006 → Apr 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 637133-99 | Recompletion | Chevron Midcontinent, L.P. | Apr 16, 2007 | Apr 24, 2007 | Jun 25, 2007 | 7,800 |
| 404543-99 | Drill | IP Petroleum Company, Inc. | Oct 12, 1992 | Oct 15, 1992 | Nov 16, 1992 | 7,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2009 | Ferguson Brothers 34 O-10-38421 | Lower Half (Wolfcamp) | Independence Resources Mgmt LLC | Plugged | — |
| Dec 4, 1992 | Ferguson Brothers -34- G-10-214988 | Sugg Ranch (Canyon Dist 08) | Chevron Midcontinent L.P. | Plugged | — |
| Dec 4, 1992 | Ferguson Brothers -34- O-10-31869 | Sugg Ranch (Canyon Dist 08) | Chevron Midcontinent L.P. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,448 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,229 | 6,408 | Perforated |
| 6,540 | 6,678 | Perforated |
| 6,734 | 6,898 | Perforated |
| 7,440 | 7,632 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,756 | 11 | 1,225 S |
| 4.5 | 7,800 | 7.875 | 1,800 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 | Apr 13, 2010 | Oct 9, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Jul 2, 2008 | Feb 25, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 13, 2008 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 8, 2006 | Mar 24, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Apr 5, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 28, 1993 | Dec 17, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 30, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-431-32575 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-431-32575 → 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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