TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · FAHLE LEASE · API 42-401-34702 · DISTRICT 06
Fahle #18
Rusk County · Brachfield S.E. (Cotton Valley) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Fahle #18 (API 42-401-34702) is a well in Rusk County operated by Diversified Production LLC, completed July 28, 2008 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in October 1, 2024.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 25, 2008, permitted to 10,925 ft.
It was permitted by Fidelity Explor. & Prod. CO. and has since transferred to Diversified Production LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 3.58K barrels of oil and 498K mcf of gas since July 2008, last reporting volume in September 2024.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fidelity Explor. & Prod. Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Keithville, LA
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 25, 2026
- Permits on file
- 11
- Phone
- (318) 751-3917
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Diversified Production LLC |
| Production reports | Diversified Production LLCthrough Sep 2024 |
| Latest permit | Fidelity Explor. & Prod. Co.Mar 25, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,925
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 25, 2008
- last permit issued
- Jul 28, 2008
- completed
- 3.58K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 498K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · JUL 2008 THROUGH SEP 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 28, 2008
- Shut in
- Oct 1, 2024
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fahle G-6-244225 | Brachfield, S.E. (Cotton Valley) | Diversified Production LLC | 1 | 3.58K | 498K | Jul 2008 – Sep 2024 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 42(-100%)
Wells named Fahle
Diversified Production LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Rusk County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Fidelity Explor. & Prod. Co.Jul 2008 → Nov 2015
- 2Tanos Exploration II, LLCDec 2015 → Mar 2023
- 3Diversified Production LLCApr 2023 → Sep 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 657274-99 | Drill | Fidelity Explor. & Prod. Co. | Mar 12, 2008 | Mar 25, 2008 | Jun 15, 2008 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2008 | Fahle G-6-244225 | Brachfield S.E. (Cotton Valley) | Diversified Production LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Oct 1, 2024 | 10,925 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,474 | 9,580 | Perforated |
| 9,650 | 9,722 | Perforated |
| 9,807 | 10,047 | Perforated |
| 10,190 | 10,283 | Perforated |
| 10,384 | 10,487 | Perforated |
| 10,568 | 10,714 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.875 | 1,350 | 12.25 | 495 S |
| 4.5 | 10,925 | 7.875 | 1,655 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Feb 10, 2009 | Jan 8, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 24, 2009 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Jul 29, 2011. Resistivity, Sonic. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMBINATION: RESISTIVITY/ACOUSTIC POROSITY | TIFF | 1,272 to 10,936 | Jul 29, 2011run Jul 4, 2008 | 6.47 |
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 42-401-34702 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-34702 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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