TEXAS · WELLS · GRIMES COUNTY · API 42-185-30527 · DISTRICT 03
Franus Unit #1
Grimes County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal
Franus Unit #1 (API 42-185-30527) is a plugged horizontal well in Grimes County, plugged December 17, 2014, last operated by Enervest Operating L.L.C..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 6, 1995, permitted to 11,750 ft.
It was permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company and has since transferred to Enervest Operating L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its 2 leases have reported 29.1K barrels of oil and 2.87M mcf of gas since September 1995, last reporting in April 2017. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 13, 2026
- Permits on file
- 1,249
- Phone
- (713) 659-3500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Union Pacific Resources Company |
| Production reports | Enervest Operating, L.L.C.through Apr 2014 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyJul 6, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,750
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 6, 1995
- last permit issued
- Sep 11, 1995
- completed
- 29.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.87M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1995 THROUGH Apr 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 11, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 17, 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franus Unit O-3-23785 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Enervest Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 29.1K | 464K | Feb 2000 – Apr 2017 |
| Franus Unit G-3-156437 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Union Pacific Resources Company | 1 | 0 | 2.41M | Sep 1995 – Jun 2000 |
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.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanySep 1995 → Jan 2001
- 2Rme Petroleum CompanyMar 2001 → Nov 2002
- 3Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Jul 2007
- 4Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Aug 2007 → Jan 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 437533-98 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Oct 20, 1995 | Jul 6, 1995 | Jul 27, 1995 | 11,750 |
| 437533-99 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Jul 5, 1995 | Jul 6, 1995 | — | 11,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 1995 | Franus Unit G-3-156437 | Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) | Union Pacific Resources Company | Plugged | — |
| Sep 11, 1995 | Franus Unit O-3-23785 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Enervest Operating L.L.C. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 251 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 10,786 | -10,535 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,870 | 15,100 | Perforated |
| 11,090 | 14,744 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,398 | 14.75 | 985 S |
| 7.625 | 10,800 | 9.875 | 470 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 | Apr 5, 2000 | Mar 6, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Mar 23, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 31, 1996 | Oct 20, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 3, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-185-30527 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-185-30527 → 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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