WELL · 42-287-30720 · DISTRICT 3
Falke O.B. #1
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Falke O.B. #1 (API 42-287-30720) is a plugged well in Lee County, plugged August 19, 1993, last operated by Exxon Corp..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1986, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. and has since transferred to Exxon Corp. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- See remarks (S)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 15, 1999
- Permits on file
- 19,549
- Phone
- (713) 431-1125
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Exxon Corp. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Nov 4, 1986 |
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
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 4, 1986
- last permit issued
- Feb 26, 1987
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 26, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 19, 1993
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; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falke, O.B. O-3-14325 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Exxon Corp. | 3 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Nov 1995 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 322460-99 | Recompletion | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Oct 30, 1986 | Nov 4, 1986 | — | 8,500 |
| 83697-99 | Drill | Superior Oil Company, The | Jun 12, 1980 | Jun 12, 1980 | Jun 13, 1980 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 1987 | Falke O.B. O-3-14325 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Exxon Corp. | Plugged | — |
| Feb 26, 1987 | Falke O.B. O-3-14325 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Exxon Corp. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,666 | 5,768 | Perforated |
| 8,171 | 8,396 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 57 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 4,013 | 14.75 | 2,605 S |
| 10.75 | 4,013 | — | — |
| 7.625 | 7,656 | 9.625 | 475 S |
| 7.625 | 7,656 | — | — |
| 2.875 | 8,008 | — | — |
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 | Mar 13, 1987 | Mar 6, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 11, 1981 | — |
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 42-287-30720 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-30720 → 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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