WELL · 42-497-34919 · DISTRICT 9
Nobles #1
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Nobles #1 (API 42-497-34919) is a plugged well in Wise County, plugged July 13, 2022, last operated by Dry Creek Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 1, 2002, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Rife Oil Properties, Inc. and has since transferred to Dry Creek Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnett, Caddo, Forestburg.
Its 2 leases have reported 15.8K barrels of oil and 153K mcf of gas since April 2003, last reporting in July 2022. The leases carry 2 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 Feb 4, 2026 · 16 permits on file · (817) 991-2432
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Dry Creek Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Rife Energy Operating, Inc.through Dec 2012 |
| Latest permit | Rife Oil Properties, Inc.Apr 1, 2002 |
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
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 1, 2002
- last permit issued
- Oct 30, 2002
- completed
- 15.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 153K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2003 THROUGH Jul 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 30, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 13, 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nobles G-13-254462 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Azteca Petroleum, LLC | 1 | 0 | 14.1K | Aug 2009 – Jul 2022 |
| Nobles O-13-30179 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Rife Energy Operating, Inc. | 1 | 15.8K | 139K | Apr 2003 – Aug 2011 |
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.
- 1Rife Oil Properties, Inc.Apr 2003 → Dec 2003
- 2Rife Energy Operating, Inc.Jan 2004 → Dec 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 518645-99 | Drill | Rife Oil Properties, Inc. | Mar 28, 2002 | Apr 1, 2002 | Apr 3, 2002 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-254462 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-30179 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,027 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 7,300 | -6,273 |
| Marble FallsMARBLE FALLS LIME | 7,300 | -6,273 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 8,230 | -7,203 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT | 8,230 | -7,203 |
| CaddoCADDO LIMESTONE | — | — |
| ForestburgFORESTBURG LIMESTONE | — | — |
| Viola | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,320 | 7,330 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 884 | 12.25 | 445 S |
| 5.5 | 8,788 | 7.875 | 20 S |
| 5.5 | 8,788 | 8.75 | 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 | Oct 21, 2011 | Aug 24, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Feb 9, 2010 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 22, 2003 | Jun 25, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 13, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-497-34919 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-34919 → 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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