TEXAS · WELLS · BURLESON COUNTY · FRITCHER, W. R. UNIT LEASE · API 42-051-32650 · DISTRICT 03
Fritcher W. R. Unit #1
Burleson County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Fritcher W. R. Unit #1 (API 42-051-32650) is a plugged horizontal well in Burleson County, plugged November 17, 2022, last operated by Wildfire Energy Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1997, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company and has since transferred to Wildfire Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Midway, Navarro, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 123K barrels of oil and 339K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 24, 2025
- Permits on file
- 171
- Phone
- (832) 558-0100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Wildfire Energy Operating LLCthrough Sep 2019 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyFeb 26, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 26, 1997
- last permit issued
- Apr 18, 1997
- completed
- 123K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 339K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 18, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 17, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fritcher, W. R. Unit O-3-17784 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 1 | 123K | 339K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2019 |
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.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 2001
- 2Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 3Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Dec 2012
- 4Anadarko E&P Onshore LLCJan 2013 → Jun 2017
- 5Wildhorse Resources Mngt Co, LLCJul 2017 → Mar 2019
- 6Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C.Jun 2019 → Sep 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 455753-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Union Pacific Resources Company | Jan 14, 1997 | Feb 26, 1997 | Mar 30, 1997 | 10,000 |
| 231879-99 | Drill | Champlin Petroleum Co. | Mar 7, 1984 | Mar 9, 1984 | Jun 11, 1984 | 8,550 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 1997 | Fritcher W. R. Unit O-3-17784 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
| Apr 18, 1997 | Fritcher W. R. Unit O-3-17784 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 326 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Midway | 4,732 | -4,406 |
| Navarro | 4,954 | -4,628 |
| Pecan Gap | 6,412 | -6,086 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,354 | -7,028 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 7,718 | -7,392 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,351 | 9,720 | Perforated |
| 7,375 | 9,135 | Perforated |
| 7,550 | 7,706 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,765 | 12.25 | 952 S |
| 5.5 | 7,858 | 8.75 | 433 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jul 28, 1997 | Jun 18, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 8, 1984 | Jul 27, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Aug 3, 1984 | Jul 27, 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 42-051-32650 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-32650 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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