WELL · 42-485-36232 · DISTRICT 9
Ramming Stephen #38
Wichita County · Wichita County Regular field · Vertical
Ramming Stephen #38 (API 42-485-36232) is a plugged well in Wichita County, plugged April 27, 2012, last operated by Dark Horse Operating CO. L.L.C..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 26, 1980, permitted to 1,300 ft.
It was permitted by Lashley CO., The and has since transferred to Dark Horse Operating CO. L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 3.93K barrels of oil and 24 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 2013. The lease carries 17 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Dark Horse Operating Co. L.L.C.
Permitted by Lashley Co., The; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Denton, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 2, 2024 · 30 permits on file · (940) 390-3508
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Dark Horse Operating Co. L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Dark Horse Operating Co., L.L.C.through Jun 2011 |
| Latest permit | Lashley Co., TheFeb 26, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 26, 1980
- last permit issued
- Mar 6, 1980
- completed
- 3.93K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 24
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 6, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 27, 2012
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 17 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramming Stephen O-13-15125 | Wichita County Regular | Dark Horse Operating Co., L.L.C. | 17 | 3.93K | 24 | Jan 1993 – Sep 2013 |
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.
- 1Thor,raymond W. & Assoc., Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 2001
- 2Cole, Frank W EngineeringSep 2001 → Apr 2003
- 3Worley, RandyMay 2003 → Mar 2008
- 4Ramming Lease LLCApr 2008 → Sep 2010
- 5Dark Horse Operating Co., L.L.C.Nov 2010 → Jun 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73960-99 | Drill | Lashley Co., The | Feb 26, 1980 | Feb 26, 1980 | Feb 28, 1980 | 1,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-15125 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 442 | 444 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 440 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 500 | 6.25 | 90 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 18, 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 42-485-36232 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-485-36232 → 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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