WELL · 42-285-32908 · DISTRICT 2
French Estate #3
Lavaca County · Speaks SW. (Rainbow) field · Producing · Vertical
French Estate #3 (API 42-285-32908) is a well in Lavaca County operated by Fowler Oil & Gas LLC, completed September 6, 2002 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 11, 2002, permitted to 16,500 ft.
It was permitted by United Oil & Minerals L. P. and has since transferred to Fowler Oil & Gas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Roeder, Rainbow, Simpson.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by United Oil & Minerals L. P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · (817) 917-9663
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fowler Oil & Gas LLC |
| Production reports | Fowler Oil & Gas LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | United Oil & Minerals L. P.Jan 11, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 16,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 11, 2002
- last permit issued
- Sep 6, 2002
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 11.7M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2002 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 6, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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-2-192199 | Speaks, SW. (Rainbow) | Fowler Oil & Gas LLC | 1 | 0 | 11.7M | May 2002 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 99,090 · prior 12 130,597(-24%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1United Oil & Minerals L. P.May 2002 → Jun 2003
- 2United Resources, LPJul 2003 → Dec 2003
- 3Westport Oil and Gas Company, LPJan 2004 → Feb 2006
- 4Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LPMar 2006 → May 2007
- 5Southern G Holdings, LLCJun 2007 → Dec 2007
- 6Crimson Exploration Oper., Inc.Jan 2008 → Dec 2019
- 7Contango Resources, Inc.Jan 2020 → Apr 2021
- 8Karper Oil & Gas CorporationMay 2021 → Jan 2026
- 9Fowler Oil & Gas LLCFeb 2026 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 510705-99 | Drill | United Oil & Minerals L. P. | Jun 25, 2001 | Jan 11, 2002 | Mar 4, 2002 | 16,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-192199 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 161 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Roeder | 12,830 | -12,669 |
| Rainbow | 13,340 | -13,179 |
| Simpson | 13,910 | -13,749 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,339 | 13,440 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,009 | 17.5 | 2,229 S |
| 9.625 | 10,099 | 12.25 | 395 S |
| 5 | 14,400 | 6.5 | 165 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 | Feb 20, 2003 | Oct 2, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 14, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-285-32908 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-32908 → 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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