WELL · 42-135-40488 · DISTRICT 8
Frances #1
Ector County · Sallie Ann (Spraberry-Wolfcamp) field · Shut IN · Directional
Frances #1 (API 42-135-40488) is a well in Ector County operated by Diamondback E&P LLC, completed November 6, 2011 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 13, 2010, permitted to 10,600 ft.
It was permitted by Oxy USA Wtp LP and has since transferred to Diamondback E&P LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Spraberry, Wolfcamp, Strawn.
Its lease has reported 346K barrels of oil and 804K mcf of gas since September 2009, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 17 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by OXY USA WTP LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- May 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 5,237
- Phone
- (432) 221-7400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Diamondback E&P LLC |
| Production reports | Diamondback E&P LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | OXY USA WTP LPSep 13, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 13, 2010
- last permit issued
- Nov 6, 2011
- completed
- 346K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 804K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2009 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 6, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 17 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frances O-10-39638 | Sallie Ann (Spraberry-Wolfcamp) | Diamondback E&P LLC | 17 | 346K | 804K | Sep 2009 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,888 · prior 12 2,158(-13%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,358 · prior 12 6,067(-45%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1EXL Petroleum, LPSep 2009 → May 2010
- 2OXY USA WTP LPJun 2010 → Nov 2019
- 3Firebird Energy LLCDec 2019 → Nov 2022
- 4Diamondback E&P LLCDec 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700610-99 | Drill | OXY USA WTP LP | Aug 12, 2010 | Sep 13, 2010 | Dec 7, 2010 | 10,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-39638 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,946 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,696 | 8,010 | Perforated |
| 8,208 | 8,531 | Perforated |
| 8,608 | 8,911 | Perforated |
| 9,050 | 9,322 | Perforated |
| 9,488 | 9,693 | Perforated |
| 10,171 | 10,236 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,368 | 12.25 | 650 S |
| 5.5 | 10,412 | 8.75 | 2,130 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 6, 2014 | Jun 17, 2013 | Yes |
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 42-135-40488 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-40488 → 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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