WELL · 42-163-32678 · DISTRICT 1
Williams #1
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal · Directional
Williams #1 (API 42-163-32678) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged December 18, 2017, last operated by 3 W Investments LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 28, 1990, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Fossil Bay Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to 3 W Investments LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Buda.
Its lease has reported 1.22K barrels of oil and 15 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fossil Bay Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2024 · (979) 220-4326
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | 3 W Investments LLC |
| Production reports | 3 W Investments LLCthrough May 2000 |
| Latest permit | Fossil Bay Petroleum, Inc.Mar 28, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 28, 1990
- last permit issued
- May 30, 1990
- completed
- 1.22K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 15
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 30, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 18, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams O-1-12519 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | 3 W Investments LLC | 1 | 1.22K | 15 | 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.
- 13 W InvestmentsMay 1993 → Dec 1993
- 23 W Investments LLCMay 2000 → May 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 371183-98 | Drill | Fossil Bay Petroleum, Inc. | Jun 5, 1990 | Mar 28, 1990 | — | 9,000 |
| 371183-99 | Drill | Fossil Bay Petroleum, Inc. | Mar 19, 1990 | Mar 28, 1990 | Mar 30, 1990 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12519 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 574 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 6,220 | -5,646 |
| Eagle FordEAGLE FORD SHALE | 6,460 | -5,886 |
| BudaBUDA LIME | 6,570 | -5,996 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,929 | 6,887 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 724 | 14.75 | 585 S |
| 7 | 5,929 | 8.75 | 120 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 | Feb 20, 1992 | Jun 7, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 23, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-163-32678 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-32678 → 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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