WELL · 42-457-30446 · DISTRICT 3
Rice University #1
Tyler County · Drakes Branch S. (Wilcox 10700) field · Vertical
Rice University #1 (API 42-457-30446) is a plugged well in Tyler County, plugged January 6, 1999, last operated by Liberty Operating Company Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1990 and 1996, permitted to 12,450 ft.
It was permitted by Prime Time Oil & Gas CO., Ltd. and has since transferred to Liberty Operating Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Yegua, Wilcox.
Operator of record
Liberty Operating Company Inc.
Permitted by Prime Time Oil & Gas Co., Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Lake Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 3, 2007 · 2 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Liberty Operating Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Liberty Operating Company, Inc.through Mar 1998 |
| Latest permit | Prime Time Oil & Gas Co., Ltd.Feb 8, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,450
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Feb 8, 1996
- last permit issued
- May 10, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 159K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 10, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 6, 1999
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice University G-3-159086 | Drakes Branch, S. (Wilcox 10700) | Liberty Operating Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 36.4K | May 1996 – Mar 1999 |
| Rice University G-3-141130 | Drakes Branch, S. (Wilcox 8800) | Liberty Operating Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 122K | Jan 1993 – Jan 1999 |
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.
- 1Northwind Exploration, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1995
- 2Prime Time Oil & Gas Co., Ltd.May 1996 → Oct 1997
- 3Liberty Operating Company, Inc.Jan 1998 → Mar 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 444595-99 | Recompletion | Prime Time Oil & Gas Co., Ltd. | Feb 8, 1996 | Feb 8, 1996 | May 6, 1996 | 11,923 |
| 371921-98 | Drill | Northwind Exploration, Inc. | Jan 10, 1992 | Apr 10, 1990 | — | 12,450 |
| 371921-99 | Drill | Northwind Oil and Gas Company | Apr 6, 1990 | Apr 10, 1990 | Apr 26, 1990 | 12,450 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-141130 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-159086 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 137 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,822 | 8,832 | Perforated |
| 10,766 | 10,783 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 42 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 2,900 | 12.25 | 1,005 S |
| 5.5 | 11,909 | 8.75 | 1,505 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 | Aug 15, 1996 | Jun 10, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 31, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | May 14, 1992 | Jan 10, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 21, 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 42-457-30446 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-457-30446 → 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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