WELL · 42-363-33968 · DISTRICT 7
French #5
Palo Pinto County · French (Strawn 1700) field · Vertical
French #5 (API 42-363-33968) is a plugged well in Palo Pinto County, plugged January 6, 1992, last operated by Wells Oilfield Services Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 30, 1989, permitted to 4,900 ft.
It was permitted by Wes-Mor Drilling, Inc. and has since transferred to Wells Oilfield Services Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Pregnant Shale, Marble Falls.
Its lease has reported 2.62K barrels of oil and 1.61K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 1996. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Wes-Mor Drilling, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 53 permits on file · (940) 521-1266
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wells Oilfield Services Inc. |
| Production reports | Wes-Mor Drilling, Inc.through Aug 1995 |
| Latest permit | Wes-Mor Drilling, Inc.Mar 30, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 30, 1989
- last permit issued
- Feb 6, 1990
- completed
- 2.62K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.61K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 6, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 6, 1992
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French O-8-12642 | French (Strawn 1700) | Wells Oilfield Services, Inc. | 3 | 2.62K | 1.61K | Jan 1993 – May 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.
- 1Wes-Mor Drilling, Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 357516-98 | Drill | Wes-Mor Drilling, Inc. | Feb 15, 1990 | Mar 30, 1989 | — | 4,900 |
| 357516-99 | Drill | Wes-Mor Drilling, Inc. | Mar 29, 1989 | Mar 30, 1989 | — | 4,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-12642 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,053 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pregnant Shale | 3,690 | -2,637 |
| Marble Falls | 4,181 | -3,128 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,720 | 1,727 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 219 | 12.25 | 135 S |
| 4.5 | 1,890 | 7.875 | 225 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 | Mar 28, 1990 | Feb 13, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 21, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-363-33968 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-33968 → 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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