WELL · 42-477-30328 · DISTRICT 3
Ruthven Shirley #1
Washington County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal
Ruthven Shirley #1 (API 42-477-30328) is a plugged horizontal well in Washington County, plugged July 20, 1982, last operated by Heci Exploration Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1994, permitted to 11,062 ft.
It was permitted by Gemini Exploration Company and has since transferred to Heci Exploration Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 338K barrels of oil and 1.1M mcf of gas since July 1994, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gemini Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Giddings, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 9, 1991 · 86 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Heci Exploration Company |
| Production reports | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Gemini Exploration CompanyJun 3, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,062
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 3, 1994
- last permit issued
- Nov 20, 1979
- completed
- 338K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.1M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 20, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 20, 1982
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruthven, Shirley O-3-22496 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 2 | 338K | 1.1M | Jul 1994 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,578 · prior 12 2,088(+23%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 5,100 · prior 12 5,304(-4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Gemini Exploration CompanyJul 1994 → Apr 1995
- 2Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co.May 1995 → Jan 2001
- 3Rme Austin Chalk CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 4Anadarko Austin Chalk CompanyDec 2002 → Feb 2006
- 5Anadarko E&P Company LPMar 2006 → Jul 2007
- 6Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Aug 2007 → Jul 2018
- 7Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCAug 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 424544-99 | Reenter | Gemini Exploration Company | Jun 3, 1994 | Jun 3, 1994 | Jun 4, 1994 | 10,000 |
| 58118-99 | Drill | Humble Exploration Co., Inc. | Sep 17, 1979 | Sep 17, 1979 | — | 11,062 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-22496 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 352 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 8,832 | -8,480 |
| Austin Chalk | 9,453 | -9,101 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 10,170 | -9,818 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,834 | 10,150 | Perforated |
| 9,482 | 9,486 | Perforated |
| 9,903 | 13,420 | Perforated |
| 10,010 | 11,895 | Perforated |
| 10,074 | 10,428 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 1,303 | 6.125 | — |
| 9.625 | 1,834 | 12.25 | 625 S |
| 7 | 9,396 | 8.75 | 475 S |
| 7 | 9,501 | 8.75 | 230 S |
| 2.875 | 9,838 | — | — |
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 4, 1994 | Aug 5, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Sep 26, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 25, 1980 | — |
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 42-477-30328 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-477-30328 → 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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