WELL · 42-149-31175 · DISTRICT 3
Francis S. Unit #1
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Francis S. Unit #1 (API 42-149-31175) is a plugged horizontal well in Fayette County, plugged November 29, 2017, last operated by Humble Exploration CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1994, permitted to 11,735 ft.
It was permitted by Gemini Exploration Company and has since transferred to Humble Exploration CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 121K barrels of oil and 724K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2018.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gemini Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Giddings, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 15, 1985 · 425 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Humble Exploration Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Enervest Operating, L.L.C.through Feb 2016 |
| Latest permit | Gemini Exploration CompanyMar 23, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,735
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 23, 1994
- last permit issued
- Nov 28, 1981
- completed
- 121K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 724K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 28, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 29, 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frances S. Unit O-3-16652 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Enervest Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 121K | 724K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2018 |
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.
- 1Browning Oil Company, Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1994
- 2Gemini Exploration CompanyMar 1994 → Apr 1995
- 3Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co.May 1995 → Jan 2001
- 4Rme Austin Chalk CompanyFeb 2001 → Jul 2002
- 5Anadarko Austin Chalk CompanyJan 2003 → Feb 2006
- 6Anadarko E&P Company LPMar 2006 → Jul 2007
- 7Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Aug 2007 → Feb 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 422343-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Gemini Exploration Company | Mar 23, 1994 | Mar 23, 1994 | Mar 25, 1994 | 10,700 |
| 129677-99 | Drill | Humble Exploration Co., Inc. | Aug 11, 1981 | Aug 11, 1981 | — | 11,735 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-16652 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 305 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 9,526 | -9,221 |
| Austin Chalk | 9,963 | -9,658 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 10,680 | -10,375 |
| Austin Chalk | — | — |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | — | — |
| Pecan Gap | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,285 | 12,381 | Perforated |
| 10,428 | 10,717 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,493 | 12.25 | 870 S |
| 9.625 | 2,495 | 12.25 | 870 S |
| 2.375 | 10,332 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 11,484 | 8.75 | 1,550 S |
| 7 | 11,488 | 8.75 | 1,550 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 | May 18, 2016 | Mar 3, 2016 | — |
| 00 | Jun 29, 1994 | May 16, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 23, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 11, 1982 | — |
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 42-149-31175 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-31175 → 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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