WELL · 42-467-30686 · DISTRICT 5
Fowler E. L. 302 #16
Van Zandt County · Van (Pecan Gap) field · Directional
Fowler E. L. 302 #16 (API 42-467-30686) is a plugged well in Van Zandt County, plugged December 29, 2010, last operated by Union Oil Company Of California.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1988 and 2000, permitted to 2,502 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Pecan Gap.
Its 2 leases have reported 417K barrels of oil and 889K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 2013. The leases carry 18 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Union Oil Company of California
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 18, 2020
- Permits on file
- 2,336
- Phone
- (866) 212-1212
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Union Oil Company of California |
| Production reports | Union Oil Company of Californiathrough Jun 2011 |
| Latest permit | Union Oil Company of CaliforniaMay 26, 2000 |
- 2,502
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- May 26, 2000
- last permit issued
- Aug 3, 2000
- completed
- 417K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 889K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 3, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 29, 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 18 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fowler, E. L. 302 O-5-3215 | Van (Austin Chalk) | Union Oil Company of California | 15 | 351K | 816K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2013 |
| Fowler, E. L. 302 O-5-3496 | Van (Pecan Gap) | Union Oil Company of California | 3 | 65.3K | 73.2K | Sep 1994 – Dec 2013 |
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.
- 1Union Oil Company of CaliforniaJan 1993 → Jun 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 495587-98 | Recompletion | Union Oil Company of California | Sep 22, 2000 | May 26, 2000 | — | 2,502 |
| 495587-99 | Recompletion | Union Oil Company of California | May 26, 2000 | May 26, 2000 | May 26, 2000 | 2,100 |
| 343064-98 | Drill | Union Expl. Partners, Ltd. | Mar 23, 1988 | Feb 23, 1988 | — | 2,410 |
| 343064-99 | Drill | Union Expl. Partners, Ltd. | Feb 23, 1988 | Feb 23, 1988 | — | 2,410 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-5-3215 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-5-3496 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 526 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 1,538 | -1,012 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,550 | 1,570 | Perforated |
| 2,226 | 2,416 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.625 | 422 | 11 | 180 S |
| 4.5 | 2,502 | 6.75 | 510 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 | Feb 14, 2001 | Dec 4, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Oct 24, 2000 | Aug 8, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Sep 20, 2000 | Jul 3, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 28, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 5, 1988 | May 2, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 30, 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 42-467-30686 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-467-30686 → 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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