WELL · 42-287-31765 · DISTRICT 3
Lucky V #1
Lee County · Giddings (Buda) field · Horizontal
Lucky V #1 (API 42-287-31765) is a horizontal well in Lee County operated by Fenn Bill Inc., completed March 12, 1985.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1985 and 1995, permitted to 8,700 ft.
It was permitted by Gemini Exploration Company and has since transferred to Fenn Bill Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Buda.
Its lease has reported 28.1K barrels of oil and 65.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gemini Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Giddings, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 7, 2000 · 131 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fenn Bill Inc. |
| Production reports | Tex-Lee Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Gemini Exploration CompanyMar 17, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,700
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 17, 1995
- last permit issued
- Mar 12, 1985
- completed
- 28.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 65.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 12, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky "V" O-3-18512 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Tex-Lee Operating Company | 1 | 28.1K | 65.9K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 27 · prior 12 27(+0%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Gemini Exploration CompanyApr 1995 → Apr 1995
- 2Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co.May 1995 → Jan 2001
- 3Rme Austin Chalk CompanyFeb 2001 → May 2001
- 4Tex-Lee Operating CompanyJun 2001 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 433872-99 | Recompletion | Gemini Exploration Company | Mar 17, 1995 | Mar 17, 1995 | Mar 14, 1995 | 8,000 |
| 271777-99 | Recompletion | Fenn, Bill Inc. | Apr 4, 1985 | Apr 8, 1985 | — | 8,700 |
| 266831-99 | Drill | Fenn, Bill Inc. | Feb 13, 1985 | Feb 14, 1985 | — | 8,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-18512 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 476 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 6,760 | -6,284 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,186 | -6,710 |
| Eagle Ford | 7,984 | -7,508 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 7,984 | -7,508 |
| Buda | 8,064 | -7,588 |
| BudaBUDA (FALSE) | 8,064 | -7,588 |
| Georgetown | 8,190 | -7,714 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,518 | 9,475 | Perforated |
| 7,518 | 9,991 | Perforated |
| 7,519 | 7,842 | Perforated |
| 7,519 | 7,954 | Perforated |
| 7,811 | 7,944 | Perforated |
| 8,066 | 8,146 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,520 | 12.25 | 1,100 S |
| 5.5 | 8,230 | 8.5 | 600 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 | Jun 5, 1995 | Apr 24, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Jul 5, 1985 | May 1, 1985 | — |
| 00 | May 15, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 24, 1985 | Mar 22, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Apr 3, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-287-31765 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-31765 → 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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