WELL · 42-481-33495 · DISTRICT 3
Richards #1
Wharton County · Pin Oak (Miocene 2760) field · Vertical
Richards #1 (API 42-481-33495) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged December 31, 1998, last operated by Shanghai Energy Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 3, 1991, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Goliad Operating Company and has since transferred to Shanghai Energy Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg.
Operator of record
Permitted by Goliad Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2003 · 23 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shanghai Energy Corporation |
| Production reports | Shanghai Energy Corporationthrough Aug 1998 |
| Latest permit | Goliad Operating CompanyMay 3, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 3, 1991
- last permit issued
- Jun 30, 1991
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 656K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 30, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 31, 1998
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richards G-3-138771 | Pin Oak (Miocene 2760) | Shanghai Energy Corporation | 1 | 0 | 656K | Jan 1993 – Dec 1998 |
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.
- 1Armour Resource Holdings, Ltd.Jan 1993 → Jun 1994
- 2Shanghai Energy CorporationJul 1994 → Aug 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 387339-99 | Drill | Goliad Operating Company | May 1, 1991 | May 3, 1991 | Jun 8, 1991 | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-138771 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 119 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,750 | 2,770 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 531 | 12.25 | 210 S |
| 2.875 | 2,920 | 7.875 | 710 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 9, 1991 | Jul 22, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 31, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-481-33495 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-33495 → 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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