TEXAS · WELLS · WHARTON COUNTY · RICHTER-NILES LEASE · API 42-481-33203 · DISTRICT 03
Richter-Niles #1
Wharton County · Porter S Creek (Yegua) field · Producing · Vertical
Richter-Niles #1 (API 42-481-33203) is a well in Wharton County operated by Faulconer Energy LLC, completed June 30, 2001 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 24, 1988, permitted to 8,150 ft.
It was permitted by North Central Oil Corp. and has since transferred to Faulconer Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Jackson, Yegua.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by North Central Oil Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Tyler, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 29, 2025
- Permits on file
- 46
- Phone
- (903) 581-4382
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Faulconer Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Faulconer Energy, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | North Central Oil Corp.Oct 24, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,150
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 24, 1988
- last permit issued
- Jun 30, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.65M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 30, 2001
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richter-Niles G-3-130070 | Porter's Creek (Yegua) | Faulconer Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 2.65M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 19,132 · prior 12 20,037(-5%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1North Central Oil Corp.Jan 1993 → Dec 1998
- 2Bellwether Exploration CompanyJan 1999 → May 2001
- 3Mission Resources CorporationJun 2001 → Dec 2005
- 4Petrohawk Operating CompanyJan 2006 → Nov 2007
- 5Milagro Exploration, LLCDec 2007 → Mar 2008
- 6Faulconer, Vernon E., Inc.Apr 2008 → Dec 2021
- 7Faulconer Energy, LLCJan 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 352547-99 | Drill | North Central Oil Corp. | Oct 21, 1988 | Oct 24, 1988 | — | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2001 | Richter-Niles G-3-130070 | Porter S Creek (Yegua) | Faulconer Energy LLC | Producing | 8,150 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 151 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,737 | 7,747 | Perforated |
| 7,786 | 7,829 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,171 | 14.75 | 1,000 S |
| 7.625 | 6,700 | 9.875 | 290 S |
| 5.5 | 8,081 | 6.75 | 225 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 | Nov 5, 2001 | Sep 26, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Jun 15, 1989 | Jun 1, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 24, 1989 | Mar 14, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 18, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-481-33203 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-33203 → 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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