WELL · 42-239-31316 · DISTRICT 2
Fowler W. B. #6
Jackson County · Sandy Creek (Frio 4700-B) field · Vertical
Fowler W. B. #6 (API 42-239-31316) is a plugged well in Jackson County, plugged August 24, 1979, last operated by Shield Fred W..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 2004, permitted to 4,816 ft.
It was permitted by Miller, W. C. Operating Company and has since transferred to Shield Fred W. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 60.8K barrels of oil and 14.8K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Miller, W. C. Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 15, 1986 · 6 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shield Fred W. |
| Production reports | Miller, W. C. Operating Companythrough Oct 2007 |
| Latest permit | Miller, W. C. Operating CompanyDec 13, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,816
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 13, 2004
- last permit issued
- Sep 3, 1978
- completed
- 60.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 14.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 3, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 24, 1979
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; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fowler, W. B. O-2-1447 | Sandy Creek | Miller, W. C. Operating Company | 4 | 60.8K | 14.8K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Miller, W. C. Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Oct 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 553347-99 | Reenter | Miller, W. C. Operating Company | Nov 8, 2004 | Dec 13, 2004 | Apr 11, 2005 | 4,812 |
| 30794-99 | Drill | Shield, Fred W. | Aug 16, 1978 | Aug 16, 1978 | Aug 28, 1978 | 4,816 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-1447 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,875 | 3,885 | Perforated |
| 4,721 | 4,727 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 544 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 2.375 | 4,560 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,814 | 7.875 | 850 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 | Jun 26, 2006 | Jan 3, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Feb 13, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 25, 1978 | — |
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 42-239-31316 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-239-31316 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 17.8K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 60.4K
- bbl, all reported
- May 2007
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000094808 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged Oct 7, 2008 | 1,200 | 1,700 | 3,420–3,900 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 17,829 · prior 12 37,926(-53%)
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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