TEXAS · WELLS · WINKLER COUNTY · API 42-495-31668 · DISTRICT 7B
Ernest #7
Winkler County · Keystone (Consolidated) field · Vertical
Ernest #7 (API 42-495-31668) is a plugged well in Winkler County, plugged November 16, 2018, last operated by Wallace Operating Company LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 19, 1983, permitted to 5,600 ft.
It was permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company and has since transferred to Wallace Operating Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, Seven Rivers, Colby Sand.
Its 2 leases have reported 20.4K barrels of oil and 190K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Metairie, LA
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 2, 2024
- Phone
- (504) 504-9973
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wallace Operating Company LLC |
| Production reports | Champion Lone Star Operating,llcthrough Jun 2019 |
| Latest permit | Phillips Petroleum CompanyOct 19, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 19, 1983
- last permit issued
- Apr 23, 1984
- completed
- 20.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 190K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 23, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 16, 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest O-10-46934 | Keystone (Consolidated) | Wallace Operating Company LLC | 2 | 0 | 149 | Sep 2015 – Jul 2026 |
| Ernest O-10-27714 | Keystone (Clear Fork) | Southwest Royalties, Inc. | 2 | 20.4K | 190K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2015 |
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.
- 1Southwest Royalties, Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 217637-99 | Drill | Phillips Petroleum Company | Oct 17, 1983 | Oct 19, 1983 | Feb 13, 1984 | 5,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 1984 | Ernest O-10-46934 | Keystone (Consolidated) | Wallace Operating Company LLC | Plugged | — |
| Apr 23, 1984 | Ernest O-10-27714 | Keystone (Clear Fork) | Southwest Royalties Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,774 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 857 | 1,917 |
| Yates | 2,516 | 258 |
| Seven Rivers7 RIVERS | 2,858 | -84 |
| Colby Sand | 3,257 | -483 |
| Grayburg | 3,530 | -756 |
| San Andres | 3,800 | -1,026 |
| Glorieta | 4,909 | -2,135 |
| Clear Fork | 5,193 | -2,419 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,288 | 5,300 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 957 | 12.25 | 1,000 S |
| 5.5 | 5,500 | 7.875 | 2,000 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 | Oct 27, 2015 | May 24, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jun 19, 1984 | May 24, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jun 15, 1984 | May 24, 1984 | — |
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 42-495-31668 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-495-31668 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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