WELL · 42-423-31210 · DISTRICT 6
Carter Estate #1
Smith County · Black Fork Creek (Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Carter Estate #1 (API 42-423-31210) is a plugged well in Smith County, plugged July 20, 2010, last operated by Faulconer Vernon E. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 28, 1989, permitted to 11,700 ft.
It was permitted by Oryx Energy Company and has since transferred to Faulconer Vernon E. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Salt, Paluxy, Ferry Lake Anhydrite, Ferry Lake Anydrite.
Operator of record
Permitted by Oryx Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tyler, TX · P-5 Inactive, filed Mar 28, 2024 · 16 permits on file · (903) 581-4382
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Faulconer Vernon E. Inc. |
| Production reports | Faulconer, Vernon E., Inc.through Jun 2005 |
| Latest permit | Oryx Energy CompanyJul 28, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 28, 1989
- last permit issued
- Feb 15, 1990
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.98M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2010
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 15, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 20, 2010
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Estate G-6-135301 | Black Fork Creek (Travis Peak) | Faulconer, Vernon E., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 2.84M | Jan 1993 – Oct 2010 |
| Carter Estate G-6-135302 | Black Fork Creek (Rodessa) | Faulconer, Vernon E., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 2.14M | Jan 1993 – Oct 2010 |
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.
- 1Oryx Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Sep 1997
- 2Zapata-Fender, L. L. C.Oct 1997 → Apr 2001
- 3Fender Expl & Prod Co., L.L.C.May 2001 → Sep 2004
- 4Faulconer, Vernon E., Inc.Oct 2004 → Jun 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 362098-98 | Drill | Oryx Energy Company | Aug 17, 1989 | Jul 28, 1989 | — | 11,700 |
| 362098-99 | Drill | Oryx Energy Company | Jul 28, 1989 | Jul 28, 1989 | — | 11,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-135301 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-6-135302 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 380 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,242 | 10,290 | Perforated |
| 10,948 | 11,281 | Perforated |
| 11,353 | 11,444 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 340 | 26 | 875 S |
| 13.375 | 1,087 | 17.5 | 1,250 S |
| 9.625 | 8,970 | 12.25 | 3,000 S |
| 7 | 11,698 | 8.5 | 790 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 | Aug 20, 1990 | May 21, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Aug 13, 1990 | Mar 8, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 7, 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 42-423-31210 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-31210 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/42331210, documented in the API reference.