WELL · 42-167-31235 · DISTRICT 3
Franks C. E. Gas Unit #3
Galveston County · Franks (Weiting Upper) field · Vertical
Franks C. E. Gas Unit #3 (API 42-167-31235) is a well in Galveston County operated by Hunt Hassie Exploration Company, completed July 12, 1999.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1993 and 1999, permitted to 11,500 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Lo. Houston Farms, Lower Houston Farms, Harris, Upper Weiting.
Its 3 leases have reported 56.3K barrels of oil and 1.1M mcf of gas since November 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Hunt Hassie Exploration Company
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 6, 2009 · 110 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hunt Hassie Exploration Company |
| Production reports | Hunt, Hassie Exploration Companythrough Sep 2006 |
| Latest permit | Hunt, Hassie Exploration Co.May 25, 1999 |
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 25, 1999
- last permit issued
- Jul 12, 1999
- completed
- 56.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.1M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 12, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franks, C. E. Gas Unit G-3-174007 | Franks (Weiting, Lower) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.01M | Jul 1999 – Jul 2026 |
| Franks, C. E. Gas Unit G-3-179186 | Franks (Weiting, Upper) | Hunt, Hassie Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 1999 – Sep 2002 |
| W. T. Reitmeyer et al Unit O-3-22218 | Franks (Schenck Sand) | Hunt, Hassie Exploration Company | 1 | 56.3K | 94.9K | Nov 1993 – Sep 1999 |
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 1994 → Sep 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 484324-99 | Recompletion | Hunt, Hassie Exploration Co. | May 5, 1999 | May 25, 1999 | Jun 15, 1999 | 11,500 |
| 412530-99 | Drill | Hunt, Hassie Exploration Co. | Jun 7, 1993 | Jun 8, 1993 | Aug 12, 1993 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-174007 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-179186 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-22218 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 18 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Lo. Houston Farms | 10,126 | -10,108 |
| Lower Houston Farms | 10,126 | -10,108 |
| Harris | 10,250 | -10,232 |
| Upper Weiting | 11,083 | -11,065 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,826 | 10,836 | Perforated |
| 10,850 | 10,852 | Perforated |
| 10,886 | 10,890 | Perforated |
| 11,083 | 11,094 | Perforated |
| 11,083 | 11,132 | Perforated |
| 11,083 | 11,407 | Perforated |
| 11,101 | 11,111 | Perforated |
| 11,126 | 11,132 | Perforated |
| 11,298 | 11,340 | Perforated |
| 11,298 | 11,407 | Perforated |
| 11,382 | 11,407 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,014 | 17.5 | 2,165 S |
| 9.625 | 9,627 | 12.25 | 1,196 S |
| 9.625 | 9,627 | 12.5 | 1,196 S |
| 5.5 | 11,427 | 8.5 | 450 S |
| 5.5 | 11,472 | 8.25 | 450 S |
| 5.5 | 11,472 | 8.5 | 450 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 | Nov 21, 2002 | Oct 24, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Nov 27, 2000 | Sep 21, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Nov 1, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 15, 1999 | Aug 11, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 3, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 15, 1994 | Jan 26, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Jan 11, 1994 | Dec 8, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 20, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-167-31235 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-167-31235 → 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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