WELL · 42-461-30416 · DISTRICT 7
French Velma M. #1
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
French Velma M. #1 (API 42-461-30416) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged November 20, 2002, last operated by Prime Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 15, 1983, permitted to 8,800 ft.
It was permitted by Internorth, Inc. and has since transferred to Prime Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 8.65K barrels of oil and 19.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 2003.
Operator of record
Permitted by Internorth, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 595 permits on file · (800) 310-3434
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
- 8,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 15, 1983
- last permit issued
- Apr 20, 1984
- completed
- 8.65K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 19.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 20, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 20, 2002
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, Velma M. O-9-6712 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Prime Operating Company | 1 | 8.65K | 19.7K | Jan 1993 – May 2003 |
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.
- 1Prime Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Nov 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 191648-99 | Recompletion | Internorth, Inc. | Apr 15, 1983 | Apr 15, 1983 | — | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-6712 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,214 | 7,650 | Perforated |
| 7,220 | — | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 337 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 4.5 | 8,796 | 8.375 | 1,210 S |
| 4.5 | 8,796 | 8.75 | 1,210 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 1, 1984 | May 14, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 14, 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 42-461-30416 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-30416 → 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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