WELL · 42-215-31086 · DISTRICT 4
Fordyce #1
Hidalgo County · Tabasco (Vicksburg 9740) field · Vertical
Fordyce #1 (API 42-215-31086) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Owl Creek Production CO. Inc., completed May 4, 1996.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1980 and 2003, permitted to 10,200 ft.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 8, 2005 · 26 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Owl Creek Production Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Capital Star Oil & Gas, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Owl Creek Production Co., Inc.Jul 14, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,200
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 14, 2003
- last permit issued
- May 4, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 649K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 4, 1996
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fordyce G-4-196866 | Penitas (7400) | Capital Star Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 335K | Aug 2003 – Jul 2026 |
| Fordyce G-4-175488 | Penitas (8650) | Owl Creek Production Co., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 169K | Jan 2000 – Nov 2003 |
| Fordyce G-4-97836 | Tabasco (Vicksburg 9740) | Owl Creek Production Co., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 145K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2003 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,426 · prior 12 2,151(-34%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Neuhaus, V. F. Properties, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1996
- 2Owl Creek Production Co., Inc.Feb 1996 → Jan 2004
- 3XTO Energy Inc.Feb 2004 → Jul 2010
- 4Capital Star Oil & Gas, Inc.Jun 2011 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 534150-99 | Recompletion | Owl Creek Production Co., Inc. | Jul 14, 2003 | Jul 14, 2003 | Aug 15, 2003 | 8,752 |
| 490290-99 | Recompletion | Owl Creek Production Co., Inc. | Dec 13, 1999 | Dec 15, 1999 | Dec 17, 1999 | 9,935 |
| 98306-99 | Drill | Abco Energy Corporation | Nov 6, 1980 | Nov 6, 1980 | Feb 3, 1981 | 10,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-97836 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-175488 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-196866 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,374 | 7,384 | Perforated |
| 8,753 | 8,763 | Perforated |
| 8,766 | 8,776 | Perforated |
| 9,744 | 9,843 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,996 | 14.75 | 1,070 S |
| 7.625 | 7,674 | 9.875 | 545 S |
| 2 | 9,500 | — | — |
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 | Oct 22, 2003 | Sep 22, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 2, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 10, 2000 | Jan 24, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 1, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 24, 1996 | Aug 16, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 19, 1982 | — |
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 42-215-31086 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31086 → 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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