WELL · 42-445-31526 · DISTRICT 8
French #1
Terry County · Welch field · Producing · Horizontal · Sidetrack
French #1 (API 42-445-31526) is a horizontal well in Terry County operated by Karico GP LLC, completed January 15, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1988 and 1996, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Taylor, J. S. Inc. and has since transferred to Karico GP LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including San Andres.
Its lease has reported 55.8K barrels of oil and 2.49K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Taylor, J. S. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 6 permits on file · (432) 559-2338
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Karico GP LLC |
| Production reports | Karico GP, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Taylor, J. S. Inc.Dec 10, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 10, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jan 15, 1997
- completed
- 55.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.49K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 15, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French O-11-66211 | Welch | Karico GP, LLC | 1 | 55.8K | 2.49K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,383 · prior 12 1,409(-2%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Suborp Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 1996
- 2Taylor, J. S. Inc.Nov 1996 → Apr 1997
- 3Xeric Oil & Gas CorporationMay 1997 → Dec 1997
- 4Pharaoh Oil & Gas, Inc.Jan 1998 → Jul 2006
- 5Tripp & Sons, LLCDec 2003 → Feb 2005
- 6Karico GP, LLCAug 2006 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 456055-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Taylor, J. S. Inc. | Dec 9, 1996 | Dec 10, 1996 | Dec 15, 1996 | 4,920 |
| 345587-99 | Drill | American Energy Operations Inc. | Apr 22, 1988 | Apr 22, 1988 | — | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-66211 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,142 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 4,825 | -1,683 |
| San Andres | 4,855 | -1,713 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,781 | 5,869 | Perforated |
| 4,856 | 4,897 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 305 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 8.625 | 305 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 5.5 | 4,960 | 7.875 | 850 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 | Apr 25, 2006 | Feb 12, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 22, 1988 | Jul 13, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 21, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-445-31526 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-445-31526 → 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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