WELL · 42-459-30762 · DISTRICT 6
Richardson J.D. #1
Upshur County · White Oak (Cotton Valley Sand) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Richardson J.D. #1 (API 42-459-30762) is a well in Upshur County operated by Elms Oil Company, completed March 18, 1995 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 20, 1994, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Chinn Exploration Company and has since transferred to Elms Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Rosdessa, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chinn Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Kilgore, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 1 permits on file · (903) 841-8402
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Elms Oil Company |
| Production reports | Sabine Oil & Gas Corporationthrough Aug 2015 |
| Latest permit | Chinn Exploration CompanySep 20, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 20, 1994
- last permit issued
- Mar 18, 1995
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 901K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 18, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson, J.D. G-6-154475 | White Oak (Cotton Valley Sand) | Elms Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 901K | Mar 1995 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Chinn Exploration CompanyMar 1995 → Aug 2004
- 2Carter-Griffith Resources LLCSep 2004 → Jul 2005
- 3Fortune Resources LLCAug 2005 → Apr 2007
- 4Cordillera Texas, L.P.May 2007 → Sep 2008
- 5Forest Oil CorporationOct 2008 → Feb 2015
- 6Sabine Oil & Gas CorporationJul 2015 → Aug 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 428109-98 | Drill | Chinn Exploration Company | Apr 18, 1995 | Sep 20, 1994 | Jan 6, 1995 | 12,000 |
| 428109-99 | Drill | CNS Energy, Inc. | Sep 16, 1994 | Sep 20, 1994 | — | 11,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-154475 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 438 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rosdessa | 6,500 | -6,062 |
| Travis Peak | 7,500 | -7,062 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,100 | -7,662 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,802 | 10,938 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 40 | 17.5 | — |
| 8.625 | 3,866 | 11 | 700 S |
| 4.5 | 11,048 | 7.875 | 1,200 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 | Aug 29, 1995 | May 2, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 5, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-459-30762 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-459-30762 → 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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