WELL · 42-461-33296 · DISTRICT 7
Arco-Richardson 5 #1
Upton County · Triumph (Wolfcamp) field · Producing · Vertical
Arco-Richardson 5 #1 (API 42-461-33296) is a well in Upton County operated by Petroplex Energy Inc., completed August 7, 1992 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 1, 1992, permitted to 10,200 ft.
It was permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc. and has since transferred to Petroplex Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Yates, Seven Rivers, Queen, Clear Fork.
Its lease has reported 531K barrels of oil and 1.31M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 182
- Phone
- (432) 683-6686
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Petroplex Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Petroplex Energy Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jul 1, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 1, 1992
- last permit issued
- Aug 7, 1992
- completed
- 531K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.31M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 7, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arco-Richardson 5 O-9-13310 | Triumph (Wolfcamp) | Petroplex Energy Inc. | 1 | 531K | 1.31M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,744 · prior 12 4,142(-10%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 325 · prior 12 1,474(-78%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 2018
- 2Hibernia Resources III, LLCDec 2018 → Dec 2019
- 3Petroplex Energy Inc.Jan 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400645-98 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Aug 25, 1992 | Jul 1, 1992 | — | 10,200 |
| 400645-99 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Jun 26, 1992 | Jul 1, 1992 | Jul 5, 1992 | 10,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-13310 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,579 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,296 | 283 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,601 | -22 |
| Queen | 3,205 | -626 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,790 | -3,211 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,418 | -4,839 |
| Tansill | 23,241 | -20,662 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,240 | 8,260 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.75 | 525 | 14.75 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 4,028 | 11 | 1,300 S |
| 5.5 | 9,281 | 7.5 | 1,275 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 | Oct 13, 1992 | Aug 21, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 3, 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 42-461-33296 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-33296 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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