WELL · 42-163-32550 · DISTRICT 1
Avant F.J. #1A
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Avant F.J. #1A (API 42-163-32550) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged August 13, 1999, last operated by Express Oil And Gas.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1987 and 1990, permitted to 10,700 ft.
It was permitted by Christico Petroleum Company and has since transferred to Express Oil And Gas on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Olmos, Top Miguel Sand, Anacacho, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 7.14K barrels of oil and 35 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2003.
Operator of record
Permitted by Christico Petroleum Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
LA Grange, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 5, 2018 · 1 permits on file · (979) 968-8684
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Express Oil and Gas |
| Production reports | Express Oil and Gasthrough Aug 1999 |
| Latest permit | Christico Petroleum CompanyNov 5, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,700
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Nov 5, 1990
- last permit issued
- Dec 6, 1990
- completed
- 7.14K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 35
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 6, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 13, 1999
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avant, F.J. O-1-12036 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Express Oil and Gas | 1 | 7.14K | 35 | 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.
- 1Express Oil and GasJan 1993 → Aug 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 380576-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Christico Petroleum Company | Nov 5, 1990 | Nov 5, 1990 | Nov 19, 1990 | 10,700 |
| 368779-98 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Christico Petroleum Company | Nov 5, 1990 | Jan 18, 1990 | — | 8,000 |
| 368779-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Christico Petroleum Company | Jan 18, 1990 | Jan 18, 1990 | — | 8,000 |
| 340046-99 | Drill | Cooke & Donnelly Exploration,inc | Dec 11, 1987 | Dec 11, 1987 | — | 7,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12036 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 500 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| OlmosTOP OLMOS | 4,965 | -4,465 |
| Top Miguel Sand | 5,555 | -5,055 |
| Anacacho | 6,290 | -5,790 |
| Austin ChalkTOP AUSTIN CHALK | 6,565 | -6,065 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,600 | -6,100 |
| Eagle FordTOP EAGLEFORD SHALE | 7,095 | -6,595 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,339 | 9,221 | Open hole |
| 6,339 | 9,229 | Open hole |
| 6,565 | 7,095 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 724 | 14.75 | 635 S |
| 10.75 | 724 | — | — |
| 7 | 6,540 | 9.875 | 1,050 S |
| 7 | 6,540 | — | — |
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 | Jun 3, 1991 | Jan 7, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Apr 25, 1990 | Apr 4, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 16, 1988 | May 17, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 11, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-163-32550 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-32550 → 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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