WELL · 42-283-31177 · DISTRICT 1
Fansler Lorraine #7231
LA Salle County · Tri Bar North (Olmos) field · Vertical
Fansler Lorraine #7231 (API 42-283-31177) is a well in La Salle County operated by Virtex Operating Company Inc., completed December 6, 1985.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 31, 1985, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Drexel Operating Company and has since transferred to Virtex Operating Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Wilcox, Escondido, Olmos.
Its 2 leases have reported 19.9K barrels of oil and 1.24M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 13 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Drexel Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Christ, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 6, 2024 · 170 permits on file · (361) 299-9790
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Virtex Operating Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Lewis Petro Properties, Inc.through Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Drexel Operating CompanyOct 31, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 31, 1985
- last permit issued
- Dec 6, 1985
- completed
- 19.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.24M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 6, 1985
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 13 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VT Fansler, Lorraine O-1-16981 | Tri Bar (Olmos) | Lewis Petro Properties, Inc. | 5 | 2.83K | 255K | Apr 2013 – Jul 2026 |
| Fansler, Lorraine O-1-10394 | Tri Bar, North (Olmos) | Virtex Operating Company, Inc. | 8 | 17.1K | 988K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2023 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 12,288 · prior 12 7,647(+61%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 45 · prior 12 128(-65%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Fredonia Resources Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 2000
- 2Silver Pines Energy Corp.Oct 2000 → Feb 2002
- 3Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc.Mar 2002 → Jan 2008
- 4Virtex Operating Company, Inc.Feb 2008 → Jul 2021
- 5Lewis Petro Properties, Inc.Sep 2021 → Sep 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 288833-99 | Drill | Drexel Operating Company | Oct 24, 1985 | Oct 31, 1985 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-10394 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-16981 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 398 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,200 | 8,240 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,997 | 12.25 | 1,000 S |
| 5.5 | 8,336 | 7.875 | 100 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 | Sep 10, 2013 | Feb 6, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 25, 1986 | Feb 6, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 20, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-283-31177 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-283-31177 → 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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