WELL · 42-409-32592 · DISTRICT 4
Fite L.E. #1
San Patricio County · Triple -a- (Frio 7300 Sd.) field · Vertical
Fite L.E. #1 (API 42-409-32592) is a plugged well in San Patricio County, plugged August 3, 2018, last operated by Virtex Operating Company Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1999 and 2000, permitted to 7,300 ft.
It was permitted by Null, W.M. Operations, Inc. and has since transferred to Virtex Operating Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Catahoula, Greta, Sinton, Douglas.
Its 2 leases have reported 17.8K barrels of oil and 223K mcf of gas since September 1999, last reporting in January 2019. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Null, W.M. Operations, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Christ, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 6, 2024 · 170 permits on file · (361) 299-9790
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Virtex Operating Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Virtex Operating Company, Inc.through Jan 2015 |
| Latest permit | Null, W.M. Operations, Inc.Nov 22, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 22, 2000
- last permit issued
- Sep 3, 1999
- completed
- 17.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 223K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1999 THROUGH Jan 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 3, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 3, 2018
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fite, L. E. O-4-12972 | Triple -a- (Frio 7100) | Virtex Operating Company, Inc. | 1 | 17.8K | 8.29K | Nov 2000 – Jan 2019 |
| Fite, L.E. G-4-174421 | Triple -a- (Frio 7300 Sd.) | Virtex Operating Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 215K | Sep 1999 – Aug 2018 |
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.
- 1Null, W.M. Operations, Inc.Sep 1999 → May 2002
- 2Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc.Jun 2002 → Jan 2008
- 3Virtex Operating Company, Inc.Feb 2008 → Jan 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 502097-99 | Recompletion | Null, W.M. Operations, Inc. | Nov 17, 2000 | Nov 22, 2000 | Nov 22, 2000 | 7,250 |
| 484222-99 | Drill | Null, W.M. Operations, Inc. | Apr 30, 1999 | May 6, 1999 | Jun 5, 1999 | 7,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-174421 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12972 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 477 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,112 | 7,117 | Perforated |
| 7,286 | 7,293 | Perforated |
| 7,286 | 7,393 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 690 | 12.25 | 565 S |
| 4.5 | 7,400 | 7.875 | 635 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 29, 2001 | Dec 4, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 14, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 15, 1999 | Oct 19, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Oct 27, 1999 | Oct 7, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 12, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-409-32592 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-409-32592 → 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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