WELL · 42-475-34425 · DISTRICT 8
Wristen Brothers #1
Ward County · Sand Hills West (Devonian) field · Vertical
Wristen Brothers #1 (API 42-475-34425) is a plugged well in Ward County, plugged March 18, 2022, last operated by Enron Oil & Gas Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1996 and 1999, permitted to 6,500 ft.
It was permitted by Williams Oil Company and has since transferred to Enron Oil & Gas Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, Glorieta, Tubb.
Its 2 leases have reported 9.73K barrels of oil and 196 mcf of gas since December 1996, last reporting in June 2022. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Williams Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 3, 1999 · 2,825 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Enron Oil & Gas Company |
| Production reports | Williams Oil Companythrough Dec 2021 |
| Latest permit | Williams Oil CompanyApr 22, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 22, 1999
- last permit issued
- Dec 23, 1996
- completed
- 9.73K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 196
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1996 THROUGH Jun 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 23, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 18, 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wristen Brothers O-10-36062 | Dell (San Andres) | Williams Oil Company | 1 | 9.73K | 196 | Jul 1999 – Jun 2022 |
| Wristen Brothers G-10-162634 | Sand Hills, West (Devonian) | Enron Oil & Gas Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Dec 1996 – Jul 1997 |
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.
- 1Williams Oil CompanyJul 1999 → Dec 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 483884-99 | Recompletion | Williams Oil Company | Apr 15, 1999 | Apr 22, 1999 | May 31, 1997 | 6,225 |
| 454702-99 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Nov 4, 1996 | Nov 4, 1996 | Nov 13, 1996 | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-162634 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-36062 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,465 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 1,383 | 1,082 |
| San Andres | 2,778 | -313 |
| San Andres | 2,922 | -457 |
| Glorieta | 3,700 | -1,235 |
| TubbTUBB DOLOMITE | 4,540 | -2,075 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | 4,932 | -2,467 |
| Devonian | 6,050 | -3,585 |
| Devonian | 6,084 | -3,619 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,937 | 2,962 | Perforated |
| 6,086 | 6,096 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 539 | 12.25 | 195 S |
| 5.5 | 6,225 | 7.875 | 625 S |
| 5.5 | 6,253 | 7.875 | 625 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 | Sep 13, 1999 | Jul 28, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Aug 31, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | May 15, 1997 | Apr 23, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | May 5, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-475-34425 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-475-34425 → 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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