WELL · 42-287-31243 · DISTRICT 3
Francis #1
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Francis #1 (API 42-287-31243) is a plugged well in Lee County, plugged April 24, 1996, last operated by Union Pacific Austin Chalk CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 10, 1982, permitted to 9,800 ft.
It was permitted by Polk & Patton, Inc. and has since transferred to Union Pacific Austin Chalk CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 2.87K barrels of oil and 39.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 1996.
Operator of record
Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co.
Permitted by Polk & Patton, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 10, 2000
- Permits on file
- 74
- Phone
- (817) 321-7956
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co. |
| Production reports | Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co.through Nov 1995 |
| Latest permit | Polk & Patton, Inc.Jun 10, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 10, 1982
- last permit issued
- Oct 2, 1982
- completed
- 2.87K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 39.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 2, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 24, 1996
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis O-3-16009 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co. | 1 | 2.87K | 39.9K | Jan 1993 – Aug 1996 |
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.
- 1Karbuhn Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Jun 1994
- 2Gemini Exploration CompanyJul 1994 → Apr 1995
- 3Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co.May 1995 → Nov 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 163250-99 | Drill | Polk & Patton, Inc. | Jun 10, 1982 | Jun 10, 1982 | Jul 31, 1982 | 9,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-16009 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,103 | 9,324 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,478 | 12.25 | 1,080 S |
| 2.375 | 9,074 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,432 | 8.75 | 275 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 13, 1982 | — |
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 42-287-31243 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-31243 → 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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