WELL · 42-447-31579 · DISTRICT 7
Richards W.L. -B_ #9
Throckmorton County · Richards Ranch (Home Creek) field · Vertical
Richards W.L. -B_ #9 (API 42-447-31579) is a plugged well in Throckmorton County, plugged February 18, 2016, last operated by Tot Richards Family LP.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 11, 1978, permitted to 1,990 ft.
It was permitted by Pautsky, Noel Drlg. CO. and has since transferred to Tot Richards Family LP on the wellbore schedule.
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
Permitted by Pautsky, Noel Drlg. Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Abilene, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 24, 2025
- Phone
- (325) 829-0357
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tot Richards Family LP |
| Production reports | Tot Richards Family LPthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Pautsky, Noel Drlg. Co.Jan 11, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,990
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 11, 1978
- last permit issued
- Sep 1, 1981
- 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
- Sep 1, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 18, 2016
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16135-99 | Drill | Pautsky, Noel Drlg. Co. | Jan 11, 1978 | Jan 11, 1978 | Jan 3, 1978 | 1,990 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-14166 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-27570 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,794 | 1,804 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 103 | 11 | 75 S |
| 2.375 | 1,785 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 1,822 | 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 | Sep 14, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 14, 1981 | — |
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 42-447-31579 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-447-31579 → 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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