WELL · 42-163-33363 · DISTRICT 1
James Fair #2
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
James Fair #2 (API 42-163-33363) is a plugged well in Frio County, plugged November 7, 2014, last operated by Fair Oil Ltd..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 30, 2008, permitted to 7,500 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Buda.
Operator of record
Tyler, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 92 permits on file · (888) 648-9818
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fair Oil Ltd. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Fair Oil, Ltd.May 30, 2008 |
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 30, 2008
- last permit issued
- Jul 8, 2008
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2012 THROUGH May 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 8, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 7, 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Fair O-1-17549 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Fair Oil, Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 0 | May 2012 – May 2015 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 662209-99 | Drill | Fair Oil, Ltd. | May 16, 2008 | May 30, 2008 | May 30, 2008 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-17549 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 470 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ChalkUPPER AUSTIN CHALK | 6,510 | -6,040 |
| Austin ChalkLOWER AUSTIN CHALK | 6,740 | -6,270 |
| Buda | 6,980 | -6,510 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,800 | 6,865 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 968 | 12.25 | 370 S |
| 5.5 | 7,123 | 7.875 | 468 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 | May 28, 2014 | Jun 14, 2013 | Yes |
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 42-163-33363 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-33363 → 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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