WELL · 42-167-01429 · DISTRICT 3
Franks C. E. #1
Galveston County · Franks (Weiting Upper) field · Vertical
Franks C. E. #1 (API 42-167-01429) is a plugged well in Galveston County, plugged September 11, 1996, last operated by Placid Oil Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 7, 1979, permitted to 11,005 ft.
Its lease has reported 793 barrels of oil and 2.74K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 1996.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 2, 1999
- Permits on file
- 83
- Phone
- (713) 215-7317
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Placid Oil Company |
| Production reports | Hunt, Hassie Exploration Companythrough May 1993 |
| Latest permit | Placid Oil CompanyAug 7, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,005
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 7, 1979
- last permit issued
- Jun 1, 1962
- completed
- 793
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.74K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 1, 1962
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 11, 1996
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franks, C.e.et al Oil Unit #4 O-3-12451 | Franks (Harris, Oil) | Hunt, Hassie Exploration Company | 1 | 793 | 2.74K | Jan 1993 – Oct 1996 |
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.
- 1Hunt, Hassie Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → May 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55561-99 | Recompletion | Placid Oil Company | Aug 7, 1979 | Aug 7, 1979 | — | 11,005 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-12451 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,320 | 10,362 | Perforated |
| 11,336 | 11,415 | Perforated |
| — | 10,970 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 80 | 24 | — |
| 13.375 | 1,049 | 17 | — |
| 13.375 | 1,049 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 7,004 | 12.25 | — |
| 9.625 | 7,004 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 9,700 | — | — |
| 7 | 11,005 | 8.75 | — |
| 7 | 11,005 | — | — |
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 | Aug 28, 1979 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 29, 1967 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-167-01429 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-167-01429 → 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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