WELL · 42-493-30927 · DISTRICT 1
Richter Alex & Vera #1H
Wilson County · Sutil (Austin) field · Horizontal
Richter Alex & Vera #1H (API 42-493-30927) is a plugged horizontal well in Wilson County, plugged January 24, 2012, last operated by Jena Operating Company Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1981 and 1993, permitted to 7,000 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Carrizo, Bartosh, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its 2 leases have reported 274 barrels of oil and 15 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 1, 1997 · 19 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Jena Operating Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Ginco Operating Co.through Oct 1995 |
| Latest permit | Jena Operating Company, Inc.Feb 4, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Feb 4, 1993
- last permit issued
- Jul 23, 1981
- completed
- 274
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 15
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 23, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 24, 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richter, Alex & Vera O-1-13844 | Pawelek (Austin Chalk) | Ginco Operating Co. | 1 | 188 | 5 | Dec 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Richter, Alex & Vera O-1-7203 | Sutil (Austin) | Jena Operating Company, Inc. | 1 | 86 | 10 | Jan 1993 – Apr 1994 |
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.
- 1Mark IV EnergyMar 1993 → Apr 1993
- 2Jena Operating Company, Inc.Dec 1993 → Apr 1994
- 3Ginco Operating Co.Oct 1995 → Oct 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 408729-98 | Recompletion | Jena Operating Company, Inc. | Oct 14, 1993 | Feb 4, 1993 | Nov 1, 1993 | 6,420 |
| 408729-99 | Recompletion | Mark IV Energy | Feb 4, 1993 | Feb 4, 1993 | — | 7,000 |
| 123522-99 | Drill | Mark IV Energy | Jun 25, 1981 | Jun 25, 1981 | — | 6,550 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-7203 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-13844 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 434 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Carrizo | 1,350 | -916 |
| Bartosh | 3,503 | -3,069 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,385 | -5,951 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 6,425 | -5,991 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,029 | 6,714 | Perforated |
| 6,362 | 6,420 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 720 | 12.25 | 390 S |
| 2.375 | 6,312 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 6,478 | 7.875 | 1,009 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 | Apr 22, 1994 | Mar 15, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 7, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 3, 1981 | — |
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 42-493-30927 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-493-30927 → 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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