WELL · 42-163-30292 · DISTRICT 1
Ferguson #1
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Ferguson #1 (API 42-163-30292) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged April 13, 2007, last operated by Ferguson Oil & Gas Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 3, 1990, permitted to 7,400 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 78.2K barrels of oil and 58.5K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 3, 2006 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ferguson Oil & Gas Inc. |
| Production reports | Ferguson Oil & Gas Inc.through Aug 2004 |
| Latest permit | Ferguson Oil & Gas Inc.Aug 3, 1990 |
- 7,400
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 3, 1990
- last permit issued
- Dec 1, 1990
- completed
- 78.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 58.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 1, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 13, 2007
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferguson O-1-4749 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Ferguson Oil & Gas Inc. | 2 | 78.2K | 58.5K | 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.
- 1Ferguson Oil & Gas Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 376240-98 | Drill | Ferguson Oil & Gas Inc. | Jun 11, 1992 | Aug 3, 1990 | — | 7,400 |
| 376240-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Buck Energy, Inc. | Aug 3, 1990 | Aug 3, 1990 | Oct 4, 1990 | 7,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-4749 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 510 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 5,606 | -5,096 |
| Austin Chalk | 5,660 | -5,150 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,330 | 6,752 | Perforated |
| 5,921 | 5,989 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 319 | 12.5 | 225 S |
| 8.625 | 321 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 5.5 | 5,430 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 6,093 | 7.875 | 1,090 S |
| 5.5 | 6,211 | 7.875 | 430 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 11, 1992 | Jan 21, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 15, 1976 | — |
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 42-163-30292 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-30292 → 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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