WELL · 42-329-31493 · DISTRICT 8
Fred #1
Midland County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Fred #1 (API 42-329-31493) is a plugged well in Midland County, plugged December 29, 2014, last operated by Diamondback E&P LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 5, 1985, permitted to 10,200 ft.
It was permitted by Hcw Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Diamondback E&P LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, Grayburg, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 65.3K barrels of oil and 82.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2019.
Operator of record
Permitted by HCW Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 5,237 permits on file · (855) 247-5920
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Diamondback E&P LLC |
| Production reports | Diamondback E&P LLCthrough Mar 2015 |
| Latest permit | HCW Exploration, Inc.Mar 5, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 5, 1985
- last permit issued
- Apr 3, 1985
- completed
- 65.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 82.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 3, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 29, 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred O-10-29731 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | 1 | 65.3K | 82.9K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2019 |
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.
- 1Parker & Parsley Development Co.Jan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Parker & Parsley Development L.PMar 1995 → Aug 1997
- 3Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Sep 1997 → May 2014
- 4Diamondback E&P LLCJun 2014 → Mar 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 268502-99 | Drill | HCW Exploration, Inc. | Mar 5, 1985 | Mar 5, 1985 | Mar 5, 1985 | 10,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-29731 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,870 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 1,897 | 973 |
| Yates | 2,966 | -96 |
| Grayburg | 4,235 | -1,365 |
| San Andres | 4,612 | -1,742 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 7,154 | -4,284 |
| SpraberryUPPER SPRABERRY | 8,030 | -5,160 |
| SpraberryLOWER SPRABERRY | 8,662 | -5,792 |
| Dean | 9,279 | -6,409 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,516 | -6,646 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,052 | 8,412 | Perforated |
| 8,514 | 8,973 | Perforated |
| 9,118 | 9,885 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 360 | 17.5 | 390 S |
| 8.625 | 4,669 | 11 | 400 S |
| 4.5 | 10,280 | 7.875 | 1,700 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 | Apr 26, 1985 | Apr 10, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Apr 24, 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 42-329-31493 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-329-31493 → 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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