WELL · 42-287-30501 · DISTRICT 3
Fox J.B. #1
Lee County · Giddings (Buda) field · Vertical
Fox J.B. #1 (API 42-287-30501) is a plugged well in Lee County, plugged May 25, 2004, last operated by Anadarko Austin Chalk Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1985, permitted to 9,400 ft.
It was permitted by Rgr Production and has since transferred to Anadarko Austin Chalk Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Buda.
Its lease has reported 1.59K barrels of oil and 9.22K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2004.
Operator of record
Permitted by RGR Production; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 5, 2007 · 17 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Anadarko Austin Chalk Company |
| Production reports | Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co.through Mar 1996 |
| Latest permit | RGR ProductionJan 25, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,400
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 25, 1985
- last permit issued
- Feb 14, 1985
- completed
- 1.59K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9.22K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 14, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 25, 2004
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox, J.B. O-3-18871 | Giddings (Buda) | Anadarko Austin Chalk Company | 1 | 1.59K | 9.22K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2004 |
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.
- 1Redwood Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1993
- 2Gemini Exploration CompanyAug 1993 → Apr 1995
- 3Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co.May 1995 → Mar 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 265123-99 | Recompletion | RGR Production | Jan 16, 1985 | Jan 25, 1985 | — | 8,492 |
| 48994-99 | Drill | Houston Oil & Minerals Corp. | May 23, 1979 | May 23, 1979 | Jul 14, 1979 | 9,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-18871 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 458 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN | 7,540 | -7,082 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 8,300 | -7,842 |
| Buda | 8,405 | -7,947 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,162 | 8,295 | Perforated |
| 8,319 | 8,492 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 50 | 16 | 100 S |
| 8.625 | 3,719 | 12.25 | 1,650 S |
| 2.875 | 8,052 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,370 | 7.875 | 420 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 | Nov 20, 1985 | Mar 6, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Nov 7, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 11, 1979 | — |
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 42-287-30501 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-30501 → 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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