WELL · 42-497-34689 · DISTRICT 9
Fletcher #1
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Fletcher #1 (API 42-497-34689) is a well in Wise County operated by Rife Energy Operating Inc., completed November 2, 2001.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 3, 2001, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Rife Oil Properties, Inc. and has since transferred to Rife Energy Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Barnett.
Its 3 leases have reported 801 barrels of oil and 117K mcf of gas since November 2001, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Rife Oil Properties, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 127 permits on file · (817) 991-4498
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Rife Energy Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Oleum Partners, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Rife Oil Properties, Inc.May 3, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 3, 2001
- last permit issued
- Nov 2, 2001
- completed
- 801
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 117K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 2, 2001
- 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 3 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fletcher O-13-33668 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Oleum Partners, LLC | 1 | 801 | 20.2K | Apr 2017 – Jul 2026 |
| Fletcher G-13-277645 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Rife Energy Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 96.8K | Nov 2001 – Mar 2018 |
| Fletcher O-13-30035 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Rife Energy Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 2002 – Jul 2017 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,774 · prior 12 3,428(-48%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 191(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Rife Energy Operating, Inc.Nov 2001 → Feb 2022
- 2Oleum Partners, LLCJun 2022 → Mar 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 508537-98 | Drill | Rife Oil Properties, Inc. | Jan 22, 2002 | May 3, 2001 | Jun 5, 2001 | 9,000 |
| 508537-99 | Drill | Rife Oil Properties, Inc. | May 3, 2001 | May 3, 2001 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-277645 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-30035 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-33668 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,013 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 7,950 | -6,937 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,170 | 8,350 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 730 | 12.25 | 435 S |
| 7.875 | 8,445 | 5.5 | 380 S |
| 5.5 | 8,445 | 7.875 | 380 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, 2018 | Jun 6, 2017 | — |
| 00 | Aug 31, 2015 | Jan 14, 2014 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 18, 2002 | Jan 14, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 25, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-497-34689 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-34689 → 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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