WELL · 42-447-34200 · DISTRICT 7
Richards B #17
Throckmorton County · Throckmorton County Regular(gas) field · Vertical
Richards B #17 (API 42-447-34200) is a plugged well in Throckmorton County, plugged February 29, 2016, last operated by Richards Tot Oil CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 14, 1984, permitted to 1,100 ft.
It was permitted by Oakridge Oil, Inc. and has since transferred to Richards Tot Oil CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Tannehill.
Operator of record
Permitted by Oakridge Oil, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2025 · 135 permits on file · (817) 338-0724
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Richards Tot Oil Co. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Oakridge Oil, Inc.Sep 14, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 14, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jan 12, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 12, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 29, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richards "B" G-8-143105 | Throckmorton County Regular(gas) | Richards, Tot Oil Co. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Feb 2016 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251949-99 | Drill | Oakridge Oil, Inc. | Sep 10, 1984 | Sep 14, 1984 | Sep 10, 1984 | 1,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-143105 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 576 | 581 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 688 | 7.875 | 200 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 | Mar 10, 1993 | Dec 2, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Dec 9, 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 42-447-34200 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-447-34200 → 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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