WELL · 42-325-32952 · DISTRICT 1
Echtle Francis #8
Medina County · Chicon Lake field · Producing · Vertical
Echtle Francis #8 (API 42-325-32952) is a well in Medina County operated by 1859 Operating LLC, completed December 15, 1984 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 14, 1984, permitted to 850 ft.
It was permitted by Niemeyer, L. C. and has since transferred to 1859 Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Escondido.
Its lease has reported 17.1K barrels of oil and 34 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 36 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Niemeyer, L. C.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dripping Spgs, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 124 permits on file · (512) 922-4529
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | 1859 Operating LLC |
| Production reports | 1859 Operating LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Niemeyer, L. C.Aug 14, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 850
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 14, 1984
- last permit issued
- Dec 15, 1984
- completed
- 17.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 34
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 15, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 36 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echtle, Francis O-1-2442 | Chicon Lake | 1859 Operating LLC | 36 | 17.1K | 34 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,825 · prior 12 3,423(-17%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Niemeyer, L. C.Jan 1993 → Feb 1996
- 2Barnes, K. A.Jul 1996 → Oct 2012
- 3K.A. Barnes Oil & Gas Oper, LLCNov 2012 → May 2018
- 4Ojt, LLCJun 2018 → Feb 2022
- 51859 Operating LLCMar 2022 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 248457-99 | Drill | Niemeyer, L. C. | Aug 14, 1984 | Aug 14, 1984 | — | 850 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-2442 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 184 | 209 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 209 | 6.75 | 25 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 28, 1985 | Jan 9, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jan 16, 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 42-325-32952 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-325-32952 → 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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