WELL · 42-413-31946 · DISTRICT 7
Fifty - One #1
Schleicher County · Velrex (Henderson Upper) field · Vertical
Fifty - One #1 (API 42-413-31946) is a plugged well in Schleicher County, plugged April 18, 2024, last operated by Discovery Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 24, 1995, permitted to 7,100 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Wolfcamp, Canyon.
Its 2 leases have reported 12.3K barrels of oil and 142K mcf of gas since October 1995, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 31, 2026
- Permits on file
- 712
- Phone
- (432) 683-5203
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Discovery Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Discovery Operating, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Discovery Operating, Inc.Aug 24, 1995 |
- 7,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 24, 1995
- last permit issued
- Aug 1, 1997
- completed
- 12.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 142K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 1, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 18, 2024
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fifty - One O-9-14616 | Velrex (Henderson Upper) | Discovery Operating, Inc. | 2 | 12.3K | 79.5K | Aug 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| Fifty One G-9-156361 | Velrex (Henderson Upper) | Discovery Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 62.9K | Oct 1995 – Jul 1997 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 58 · prior 12 87(-33%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Discovery Operating, Inc.Oct 1995 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 438395-99 | Drill | Discovery Operating, Inc. | Aug 1, 1995 | Aug 24, 1995 | Sep 19, 1995 | 7,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-156361 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-14616 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,511 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,420 | 6,574 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 776 | 11 | 290 S |
| 4.5 | 6,775 | 7.875 | 240 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 | Nov 4, 1997 | Jul 30, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Sep 10, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 13, 1996 | Nov 13, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 28, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-413-31946 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-413-31946 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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