WELL · 42-485-42218 · DISTRICT 9
Ferguson W. P. #1A
Wichita County · K-M-A (Gunsight Lime) field · Vertical
Ferguson W. P. #1A (API 42-485-42218) is a plugged well in Wichita County, plugged May 3, 2016, last operated by Rutledge-Newsom.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 11, 1990, permitted to 1,900 ft.
It was permitted by Rutledge, Rome and has since transferred to Rutledge-Newsom on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Gunsight, Sunsight Sand.
Its lease has reported 7.32K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2016. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Rutledge, Rome; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 15 permits on file · (940) 636-2544
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Rutledge-Newsom |
| Production reports | Rutledge-Newsomthrough Dec 2013 |
| Latest permit | Rutledge, RomeOct 11, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 11, 1990
- last permit issued
- Oct 24, 1990
- completed
- 7.32K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 24, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 3, 2016
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferguson, W. P. O-13-16896 | K-M-A (Gunsight Lime) | Rutledge-Newsom | 3 | 7.32K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Jun 2016 |
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.
- 1Rutledge, RomeJan 1993 → Apr 1997
- 2Rutledge-NewsomMay 1997 → Dec 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 379052-98 | Drill | Rutledge, Rome | Sep 16, 1991 | Oct 11, 1990 | Oct 20, 1990 | 1,900 |
| 379052-99 | Drill | Rutledge, Rome | Oct 5, 1990 | Oct 11, 1990 | — | 1,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-16896 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| GunsightGUNSIGHT LIME | 1,760 |
| Sunsight Sand | 1,782 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,782 | 1,790 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 60 | 12.5 | 38 S |
| 4.5 | 1,817 | 6.75 | 150 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 | Feb 12, 1992 | Aug 19, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 7, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-485-42218 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-485-42218 → 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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