WELL · 42-163-30152 · DISTRICT 1
Carter W. L. #1
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Carter W. L. #1 (API 42-163-30152) is a plugged well in Frio County, plugged December 28, 2010, last operated by Tiza Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 10, 1978, permitted to 6,300 ft.
It was permitted by Fair Oil, Ltd. and has since transferred to Tiza Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 13.8K barrels of oil and 12.2K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fair Oil, Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Austin, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 3, 2003
- Permits on file
- 1
- Phone
- (512) 282-9826
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Freedom Energy, Inc. (I)through Jul 1998 |
| Latest permit | Fair Oil, Ltd.Aug 10, 1978 |
- 6,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 10, 1978
- last permit issued
- Jul 16, 1975
- completed
- 13.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 12.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 16, 1975
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 28, 2010
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 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter, W. L. O-1-4593 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Tiza Energy, Inc. | 9 | 13.8K | 12.2K | 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.
- 1Oryx Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 1993
- 2HPC Operating, Inc.Jan 1994 → May 1994
- 3Freedom Energy, Inc. (I)Jun 1994 → Jul 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30380-99 | Recompletion | Fair Oil, Ltd. | Aug 10, 1978 | Aug 10, 1978 | — | 6,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 1975 | Carter W. L. O-1-4593 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Tiza Energy Inc. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,737 | 5,863 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 244 | 12.25 | 165 S |
| 4.5 | 5,914 | 7.875 | 950 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 21, 1975 | — |
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 42-163-30152 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-30152 → 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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