WELL · 42-287-30818 · DISTRICT 3
Kriegel-Francis #1
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal
Kriegel-Francis #1 (API 42-287-30818) is a plugged horizontal well in Lee County, plugged August 13, 2012, last operated by Advance Hydrocarbon Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1994, permitted to 8,900 ft.
It was permitted by Gemini Exploration Company and has since transferred to Advance Hydrocarbon Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 123K barrels of oil and 163K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 2014.
Operator of record
Advance Hydrocarbon Corporation
Permitted by Gemini Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 1 permits on file · (346) 206-4302
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Advance Hydrocarbon Corporation |
| Production reports | Enervest Operating, L.L.C.through Jul 2010 |
| Latest permit | Gemini Exploration CompanyApr 26, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 26, 1994
- last permit issued
- May 25, 1994
- completed
- 123K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 163K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 25, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 13, 2012
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kriegel-Francis O-3-13911 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Advance Hydrocarbon Corporation | 1 | 123K | 163K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2014 |
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.
- 1Cirrus Production CompanyJan 1993 → Mar 1994
- 2Gemini Exploration CompanyApr 1994 → Apr 1995
- 3Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co.May 1995 → Jan 2001
- 4Rme Austin Chalk CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 5Anadarko Austin Chalk CompanyDec 2002 → Feb 2006
- 6Anadarko E&P Company LPMar 2006 → Jul 2007
- 7Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Aug 2007 → Jul 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 423352-99 | Drill | Gemini Exploration Company | Apr 26, 1994 | Apr 26, 1994 | Apr 29, 1994 | 8,200 |
| 98921-99 | Drill | Champlin Exploration, Inc. | Nov 13, 1980 | Nov 13, 1980 | — | 8,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-13911 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 431 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 6,917 | -6,486 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,342 | -6,911 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 8,010 | -7,579 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,827 | 8,070 | Perforated |
| 8,053 | 10,645 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,989 | 12.25 | 405 S |
| 2.375 | 7,784 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,195 | 7.875 | 425 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 | Aug 5, 1994 | Jun 6, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 10, 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 42-287-30818 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-30818 → 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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