WELL · 42-055-33559 · DISTRICT 1
Fry #1
Caldwell County · Luling-Branyon field · Vertical
Fry #1 (API 42-055-33559) is a plugged well in Caldwell County, plugged January 2, 2020, last operated by Fry Johnny R..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 12, 1984, permitted to 3,000 ft.
It was permitted by Petrowestern Corporation and has since transferred to Fry Johnny R. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 97 barrels of oil since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Petrowestern Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Lockhart, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 3, 2019
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fry Johnny R. |
| Production reports | Fry, Johnny R.through Aug 1997 |
| Latest permit | Petrowestern CorporationApr 12, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 12, 1984
- last permit issued
- Oct 9, 1984
- completed
- 97
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 9, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 2, 2020
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fry O-1-10243 | Luling-Branyon | Fry, Johnny R. | 1 | 97 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Fry, Johnny R.Aug 1997 → Aug 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 235351-99 | Drill | Petrowestern Corporation | Apr 11, 1984 | Apr 12, 1984 | — | 3,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-10243 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 449 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 2,290 | -1,841 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,256 | 2,344 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 90 | 12.25 | — |
| 4.5 | 2,482 | 7.875 | 412 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 | Mar 20, 1985 | Mar 11, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Mar 19, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-055-33559 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-33559 → 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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