WELL · 42-447-31451 · DISTRICT 7
Richards W.L. B #7
Throckmorton County · Richards Ranch (1830) field · Vertical
Richards W.L. B #7 (API 42-447-31451) is a well in Throckmorton County operated by Pautsky Noel Drlg. CO., completed August 23, 1977.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 11, 1977, permitted to 1,900 ft.
Its 2 leases have reported 41.1K barrels of oil and 488 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 20 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 15, 1983 · 68 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pautsky Noel Drlg. Co. |
| Production reports | Tot Richards Family LPthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Pautsky, Noel Drlg. Co.Jul 11, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 11, 1977
- last permit issued
- Aug 23, 1977
- completed
- 41.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 488
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 23, 1977
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 20 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richards, W.L. "B" O-8-14166 | Richards Ranch (Home Creek) | Oakridge Energy, Inc. | 12 | 232 | 488 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Richards, W.L. -B_ O-8-27570 | Richards Ranch (Home Creek) | Tot Richards Family LP | 8 | 40.9K | 0 | Jun 1995 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 288 · prior 12 378(-24%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Oakridge Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 1993
- 2Richards, Tot Oil Co.Jul 1995 → Sep 2025
- 3Tot Richards Family LPOct 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2612-99 | Drill | Pautsky, Noel Drlg. Co. | Jul 11, 1977 | Jul 11, 1977 | — | 1,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-14166 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-27570 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,833 | 1,839 | Perforated |
| — | 1,839 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 105 | 11 | 65 S |
| 2 | 1,820 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 1,869 | 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 | Jun 29, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 24, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 5, 1977 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-447-31451 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-447-31451 → 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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