WELL · 42-285-31837 · DISTRICT 2
Franks Gas Unit R-1 #3
Lavaca County · Kemper East (5650) field · Vertical
Franks Gas Unit R-1 #3 (API 42-285-31837) is a plugged well in Lavaca County, plugged February 5, 1986, last operated by B D Production CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 5, 1984, permitted to 6,500 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Corpus Christ, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 21, 2026
- Permits on file
- 126
- Phone
- (361) 888-4741
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | B D Production Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | B D Production Co., Inc.Jul 5, 1984 |
- 6,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 5, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jul 20, 1984
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 20, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 5, 1986
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 244124-99 | Drill | B D Production Co., Inc. | Jun 25, 1984 | Jul 5, 1984 | Jul 10, 1984 | 6,500 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 177 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,622 | 5,631 | Perforated |
| 5,635 | 5,639 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 434 | 12.25 | 215 sx |
| 4.5 | 5,973 | 7.875 | 920 sx |
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 11, 1984 | Jul 30, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Sep 6, 1984 | Jul 30, 1984 | — |
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 42-285-31837 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-31837 → 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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