WELL · 42-457-30635 · DISTRICT 3
Rice #1
Tyler County · Hillister East (Wilcox 9800) field · Vertical
Rice #1 (API 42-457-30635) is a well in Tyler County operated by Miller Energy Inc., completed December 19, 2006.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2006 and 2009, permitted to 11,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including B/Frio, T/Yegua, T/Wilcox.
Its 2 leases have reported 4.3K barrels of oil and 28.7K mcf of gas since December 2006, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2016 · 97 permits on file · (713) 953-0191
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Miller Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Texana Operating Companythrough Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Miller Energy, Inc.Sep 25, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 25, 2009
- last permit issued
- Dec 19, 2006
- completed
- 4.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 28.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 19, 2006
- 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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice O-3-25443 | West Skillern (Wilcox 7760) | Texana Operating Company | 1 | 4.3K | 5.05K | Dec 2009 – Jul 2026 |
| Rice G-3-224966 | Hillister, East (Wilcox 9800) | Miller Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 23.7K | Dec 2006 – Feb 2010 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 16 · prior 12 21(-24%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Miller Energy, Inc.Jan 2007 → Jun 2016
- 2Texana Operating CompanyJul 2016 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 685492-99 | Recompletion | Miller Energy, Inc. | Sep 24, 2009 | Sep 25, 2009 | Dec 1, 2009 | 10,090 |
| 620810-99 | Drill | Miller Energy, Inc. | Jun 12, 2006 | Jun 16, 2006 | Aug 14, 2006 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-224966 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-25443 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 153 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B/Frio | 3,955 | -3,802 |
| T/Yegua | 4,814 | -4,661 |
| T/Wilcox | 7,670 | -7,517 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,691 | 7,693 | Perforated |
| 9,898 | 9,914 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,595 | 12.25 | 610 S |
| 8.625 | 1,595 | 12.25 | 610 S |
| 5.5 | 10,155 | 8.75 | 920 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 25, 2010 | Dec 30, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 20, 2010 | — | — |
| 00 | May 7, 2007 | Feb 16, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 1, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-457-30635 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-457-30635 → 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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