WELL · 42-429-00726 · DISTRICT 7
Fincher #17
Stephens County · Fincher (Strawn) field · Vertical
Fincher #17 (API 42-429-00726) is a plugged well in Stephens County, plugged March 31, 2017, last operated by Rodessa Management Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 1991, permitted to 3,240 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Strawn.
Its 2 leases have reported 55 barrels of oil and 192 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 2025. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Longview, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 3, 1995 · 16 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Rodessa Management Inc. |
| Production reports | Parks, Rhone Inc.through Jul 2000 |
| Latest permit | Rodessa Management, Inc.Mar 21, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,240
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 21, 1991
- last permit issued
- Oct 3, 1985
- completed
- 55
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 192
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 3, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 31, 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fincher, A.M. Estate O-8-25495 | Fincher (Caddo) | Parks, Rhone Inc. | 2 | 55 | 192 | Jan 1993 – Oct 2025 |
| — G-8-118683 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Rodessa Management, Inc.May 1993 → May 1993
- 2Necessity Well Service, Inc.Oct 1995 → May 1996
- 3Parks, Rhone Inc.Apr 2000 → Jul 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 385649-99 | Recompletion | Rodessa Management, Inc. | Mar 13, 1991 | Mar 21, 1991 | Mar 25, 1991 | 3,240 |
| 18841-99 | Recompletion | Texas Pacific Oil Company, Inc. | Feb 23, 1978 | Feb 23, 1978 | — | 3,240 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-118683 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-25495 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,316 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Strawn | 1,864 | -548 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,901 | 1,916 | Perforated |
| 3,218 | 3,240 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 118 | 12.25 | 75 S |
| 10.75 | 118 | 13.75 | 75 S |
| 2.375 | 1,863 | — | — |
| 7 | 3,218 | 9 | 125 S |
| 7 | 3,233 | 8.25 | 125 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 | May 8, 1991 | Apr 8, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 16, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 2, 1985 | Oct 17, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Nov 9, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 5, 1984 | Sep 26, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Nov 21, 1984 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 19, 1978 | — |
| 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 42-429-00726 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-429-00726 → 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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