WELL · 42-485-41332 · DISTRICT 9
Preston #18
Wichita County · Wichita County Regular field · Vertical
Preston #18 (API 42-485-41332) is a plugged well in Wichita County, plugged September 20, 2018, last operated by Rock Energy Resources LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 21, 1987, permitted to 1,800 ft.
It was permitted by Defranco Oil Account and has since transferred to Rock Energy Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Cisco, Thomas Sand.
Its lease has reported 10.6K barrels of oil and 134 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 14 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Defranco Oil Account; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 8, 2019 · 2 permits on file · (806) 239-4787
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Rock Energy Resources LLC |
| Production reports | Rock Energy Resources, LLCthrough Mar 2017 |
| Latest permit | Defranco Oil AccountApr 21, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 21, 1987
- last permit issued
- Aug 10, 1987
- completed
- 10.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 134
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 10, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 20, 2018
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 14 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston O-13-16890 | Wichita County Regular | Rock Energy Resources, LLC | 14 | 10.6K | 134 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Defranco Oil AccountJan 1993 → Feb 2004
- 2Phoenix Oil & GasApr 2004 → Apr 2004
- 3KTC Oil Enterprises, LLCFeb 2005 → Oct 2005
- 4WZ Energy, LLCApr 2008 → May 2014
- 5Rock Energy Resources, LLCJul 2014 → Mar 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 328957-99 | Drill | Defranco Oil Account | Apr 13, 1987 | Apr 21, 1987 | — | 1,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-16890 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| CiscoCISCO SERIES | 468 |
| Thomas Sand | 1,408 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,408 | 1,412 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,500 | 7.875 | 320 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 | Dec 30, 1987 | Dec 18, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 24, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-485-41332 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-485-41332 → 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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