WELL · 42-497-31708 · DISTRICT 9
Alvord Unit #1
Wise County · Alvord South (Atoka) field · Vertical
Alvord Unit #1 (API 42-497-31708) is a well in Wise County operated by Richey Ray Management CO. Inc., completed March 20, 1980.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 18, 1979, permitted to 6,300 ft.
It was permitted by Richey Exploration CO. and has since transferred to Richey Ray Management CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Caddo.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.37K barrels of oil and 71.1K 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
Richey Ray Management Co. Inc.
Permitted by Richey Exploration Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 136 permits on file · (800) 800-2908
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Richey Ray Management Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Texxol Operating Company, Inc.through Apr 2015 |
| Latest permit | Richey Exploration Co.Dec 18, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 18, 1979
- last permit issued
- Mar 20, 1980
- completed
- 1.37K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 71.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 20, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvord Unit G-13-168789 | Alvord, South (Atoka) | Texxol Operating Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 45.9K | Jun 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| Alvord Unit O-13-20050 | Alvord, South (Atoka) | Richey, Ray Management Co., Inc. | 1 | 1.37K | 25.2K | Jan 1993 – Oct 1998 |
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.
- 1Richey, Ray Management Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 2013
- 2Texxol Operating Company, Inc.Aug 2013 → Apr 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67133-99 | Drill | Richey Exploration Co. | Dec 18, 1979 | Dec 18, 1979 | Dec 19, 1979 | 6,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-168789 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-20050 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 882 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 4,894 | -4,012 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,776 | 5,784 | Perforated |
| 5,776 | 5,902 | Perforated |
| 5,898 | 5,902 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 462 | 12.25 | 335 S |
| 2.375 | 5,913 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,978 | 7.875 | 200 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 | Jul 27, 1998 | Jul 1, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Jul 13, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 25, 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 42-497-31708 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-31708 → 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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