WELL · 42-285-00089 · DISTRICT 2
French Estate #1
Lavaca County · Vienna (8400) field · Vertical
French Estate #1 (API 42-285-00089) is a plugged well in Lavaca County, plugged December 28, 2005, last operated by Magnum Producing LP.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 20, 2001, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Magnum Producing & Operating CO. and has since transferred to Magnum Producing LP on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Magnum Producing & Operating Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Christ, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 312 permits on file · (361) 446-2414
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Magnum Producing LP |
| Production reports | Magnum Producing, LPthrough Jun 2005 |
| Latest permit | Magnum Producing & Operating Co.Apr 20, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 20, 2001
- last permit issued
- Jun 22, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 31.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2001 THROUGH Dec 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 22, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 28, 2005
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Estate G-2-184619 | Vienna (8400) | Magnum Producing, LP | 1 | 0 | 31.5K | Jun 2001 – Dec 2005 |
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.
- 1Magnum Producing & Operating Co.Jun 2001 → Jan 2004
- 2Magnum Producing, LPFeb 2004 → Jun 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 507963-99 | Reenter | Magnum Producing & Operating Co. | Apr 19, 2001 | Apr 20, 2001 | Apr 11, 2001 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-184619 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,374 | 8,392 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 3,050 | 12.25 | 700 S |
| 5.5 | 8,500 | 9.875 | 615 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 | Dec 4, 2001 | Aug 20, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 1, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-285-00089 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-00089 → 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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