WELL · 42-163-30631 · DISTRICT 1
Knappick Fred #1
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Knappick Fred #1 (API 42-163-30631) is a plugged well in Frio County, plugged April 18, 2002, last operated by Vac-U-Lift Production CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 29, 1982, permitted to 7,500 ft.
It was permitted by Knappick Oil and has since transferred to Vac-U-Lift Production CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Ausin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 1.36K barrels of oil and 10 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2003.
Operator of record
Vac-U-Lift Production Co. Inc.
Permitted by Knappick Oil; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Lake Forest, CA · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vac-U-Lift Production Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Vac-U-Lift Production Co.,inc.through Sep 1996 |
| Latest permit | Knappick OilSep 29, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 29, 1982
- last permit issued
- Sep 10, 1976
- completed
- 1.36K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 10
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 10, 1976
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 18, 2002
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knappick, Fred O-1-4992 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Vac-U-Lift Production Co.,inc. | 1 | 1.36K | 10 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2003 |
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.
- 1Lone Star Operating CompanyApr 1993 → Nov 1994
- 2Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc.May 1996 → Jun 1996
- 3Vac-U-Lift Production Co.,inc.Jul 1996 → Sep 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 173123-99 | Drill | Knappick Oil | Sep 29, 1982 | Sep 29, 1982 | Aug 4, 1976 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-4992 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 533 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Ausin Chalk | 6,720 | -6,187 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,810 | 7,252 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 214 | 12.25 | 175 S |
| 4.5 | 7,310 | 7.875 | 1,050 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 | Sep 20, 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 42-163-30631 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-30631 → 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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