WELL · 42-135-34979 · DISTRICT 8
Fee -ZG- #40
Ector County · Fasken (Penn.) field · Vertical
Fee -ZG- #40 (API 42-135-34979) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged September 12, 1997, last operated by Fasken Oil And Ranch Ltd..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 13, 1985, permitted to 10,700 ft.
It was permitted by Fasken, David & Inez G. and has since transferred to Fasken Oil And Ranch Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Santa Rosa, Rustler, Grayburg, Glorieta.
Its lease has reported 36.5K barrels of oil and 1.26M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 10 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fasken, David & Inez G.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 2,057 permits on file · (432) 687-1777
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fasken Oil and Ranch Ltd. |
| Production reports | Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd.through Jan 2020 |
| Latest permit | Fasken, David & Inez G.May 13, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 13, 1985
- last permit issued
- Jul 27, 1985
- completed
- 36.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.26M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 27, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 12, 1997
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; they carry 10 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fee -ZG- O-10-28802 | Fasken (Penn.) | Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd. | 10 | 36.5K | 1.26M | 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.
- 1Fasken, BarbaraJan 1993 → Dec 1995
- 2Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd.Jan 1996 → May 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 274745-99 | Drill | Fasken, David & Inez G. | May 1, 1985 | May 13, 1985 | Jun 6, 1985 | 10,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-28802 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,015 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa | 1,215 | 1,800 |
| Rustler | 1,905 | 1,110 |
| Grayburg | 4,525 | -1,510 |
| GlorietaGLORIETTA | 5,460 | -2,445 |
| Cleafork | 5,927 | -2,912 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | 6,046 | -3,031 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,680 | -4,665 |
| Strawn | 10,040 | -7,025 |
| AtokaATOKA "A" | 10,245 | -7,230 |
| AtokaATOKA "B" | 10,478 | -7,463 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,479 | 10,485 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 405 | 17.5 | 400 S |
| 8.625 | 5,220 | 12.25 | 2,275 S |
| 5.5 | 10,700 | 7.875 | 850 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 | Sep 9, 1985 | Aug 15, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Sep 4, 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 42-135-34979 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-34979 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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