TEXAS · WELLS · SHELBY COUNTY · API 42-419-30169 · DISTRICT 06
Franks Lawrence T. #1
Shelby County · Stockman (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Franks Lawrence T. #1 (API 42-419-30169) is a well in Shelby County operated by Sheridan Production CO Iii LLC, completed August 8, 1977 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1977 and 2002, permitted to 10,772 ft.
It was permitted by Ocean Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Sheridan Production CO Iii LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including B/Austin Chalk, T/Lower Cretaceous, Paluxy, Glen Rose.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Sheridan Production Co III LLC
Permitted by Ocean Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 18, 2025
- Permits on file
- 97
- Phone
- (713) 548-1000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Sheridan Production Co III, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Ocean Energy, Inc.Nov 12, 2002 |
- 10,772
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 12, 2002
- last permit issued
- Aug 8, 1977
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 386K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 8, 1977
- Shut in
- —
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franks, Lawrence T. G-6-74050 | Stockman (Cotton Valley) | Sheridan Production Co III, LLC | 1 | 0 | 326K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Franks, Lawrence T. G-6-130785 | Stockman (Travis Peak, West) | Sheridan Production Co III, LLC | 1 | 0 | 59.6K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 900 · prior 12 919(-2%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Arkla Exploration Co.Jan 1993 → Jan 1993
- 2Seagull Mid-South, Inc.Feb 1993 → May 1998
- 3Seagull Energy E&P Inc.Jun 1998 → Oct 2000
- 4Ocean Energy, Inc.Nov 2000 → Aug 2003
- 5Devon Louisiana CorporationSep 2003 → Dec 2005
- 6Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Jan 2006 → Jun 2016
- 7Sheridan Production Company, LLCJul 2016 → Dec 2019
- 8Sheridan Production Co III, LLCJan 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 525377-99 | Recompletion | Ocean Energy, Inc. | Nov 12, 2002 | Nov 12, 2002 | — | 10,800 |
| 13622-99 | Drill | Arkla Exploration Co. | Dec 8, 1977 | Dec 8, 1977 | — | 10,785 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 1977 | Franks Lawrence T. G-6-130785 | Stockman (Travis Peak West) | Sheridan Production Co III LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Oct 1, 2002 | 10,772 |
| Aug 8, 1977 | Franks Lawrence T. G-6-74050 | Stockman (Cotton Valley) | Sheridan Production Co III LLC | Producing | 10,772 |
| Aug 8, 1977 | Franks Lawrence T. O-6-10012 | Stockman (Travis Peak West) | Arkla Exploration Co. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 354 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,742 | 7,785 | Perforated |
| 10,295 | 10,484 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,700 | 12 | 500 S |
| 4.5 | 10,754 | 7.75 | 1,100 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 | Jun 16, 1989 | May 19, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Jun 7, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 1, 1977 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-419-30169 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-419-30169 → 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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