WELL · 42-039-31980 · DISTRICT 3
Fite Ranch #1
Brazoria County · Sandy Point W. (6910) field · Vertical
Fite Ranch #1 (API 42-039-31980) is a plugged well in Brazoria County, plugged August 7, 2001, last operated by Ows Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1987, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Shepperd, William M. and has since transferred to Ows Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio, Vicksburg.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shepperd, William M.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Montgomery, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 7, 2006
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ows Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Shepperd, William M.May 21, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 21, 1987
- last permit issued
- Dec 4, 1987
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 4, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 7, 2001
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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fite Ranch O-3-19960 | Sandy Point, W. (6910) | Ows Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2003 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 330389-99 | Recompletion | Shepperd, William M. | May 18, 1987 | May 21, 1987 | — | 8,500 |
| 235822-99 | Drill | Shepperd, William M. | Apr 13, 1984 | Apr 17, 1984 | Oct 13, 1984 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-19960 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 66 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 5,100 | -5,034 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASE OF MIOCENE | 5,700 | -5,634 |
| FrioTOP OF FRIO | 6,550 | -6,484 |
| FrioTOP FRIO | 6,560 | -6,494 |
| FrioBASE OF FRIO | 8,300 | -8,234 |
| Vicksburg1ST VICKSBURG | 8,350 | -8,284 |
| VicksburgFIRST VICKSBURG | 8,350 | -8,284 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,850 | 6,852 | Perforated |
| 6,910 | 6,912 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,625 | 12.25 | 506 S |
| 5.5 | 8,512 | 8.5 | 485 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 9, 1988 | Dec 29, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Feb 3, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | May 8, 1986 | Mar 20, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 23, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-039-31980 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-039-31980 → 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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