WELL · 42-165-35055 · DISTRICT 8
Newsom 121 #1
Gaines County · Julie (San Andres) field · Producing · Vertical
Newsom 121 #1 (API 42-165-35055) is a well in Gaines County operated by Fasken Oil And Ranch Ltd., completed December 5, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 25, 1996, permitted to 6,000 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, Seven Rivers, Queen.
Its lease has reported 154K barrels of oil and 35.4K mcf of gas since November 1996, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 14, 2025
- Permits on file
- 2,057
- Phone
- (432) 687-1777
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fasken Oil and Ranch Ltd. |
| Production reports | Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd.Sep 25, 1996 |
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 25, 1996
- last permit issued
- Dec 5, 1996
- completed
- 154K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 35.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 5, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newsom 121 O-11-67644 | Julie (San Andres) | Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd. | 1 | 154K | 35.4K | Nov 1996 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 608 · prior 12 672(-10%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 716 · prior 12 699(+2%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd.Nov 1996 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 452992-99 | Drill | Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd. | Sep 23, 1996 | Sep 25, 1996 | Oct 6, 1996 | 6,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 1996 | Newsom 121 O-11-67644 | Julie (San Andres) | Fasken Oil and Ranch Ltd. | Producing | 6,000 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,299 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 2,432 | 867 |
| Yates | 2,911 | 388 |
| Yates | 3,501 | -202 |
| Seven Rivers | 3,705 | -406 |
| Queen | 4,066 | -767 |
| San Andres | 4,518 | -1,219 |
| Grayburg | 4,819 | -1,520 |
| San Andres | 5,131 | -1,832 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,594 | 4,689 | Perforated |
| 5,648 | 5,662 | Perforated |
| 5,679 | 5,703 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,841 | 12.25 | 850 S |
| 8.625 | 2,453 | 12.25 | 1,100 S |
| 5.5 | 4,765 | 7.875 | 810 S |
| 5.5 | 6,000 | 7.875 | 1,190 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 10, 1997 | Dec 27, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Jan 2, 1997 | Nov 19, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Dec 18, 1996 | — | 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 42-165-35055 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-35055 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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