WELL · 42-475-32729 · DISTRICT 8
Fly Catcher #1
Ward County · Vertical
Fly Catcher #1 (API 42-475-32729) is a plugged well in Ward County, plugged November 4, 1983, last operated by Texon Oil Company, Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1982 and 2005, permitted to 17,600 ft.
Its 2 leases have reported 38.9K barrels of oil and 16.4K mcf of gas since August 2006, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 85 permits on file · (432) 684-7005
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Apex Resources LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Texon Oil Company, Inc.Oct 6, 2005 |
- 17,600
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 6, 2005
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 38.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 16.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 4, 1983
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 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guitar Consolidated O-10-38050 | Varel (San Andres) | Apex Resources LLC | 5 | 26.3K | 3.74K | Sep 2006 – Jul 2026 |
| Fly Catcher O-10-38058 | Horned Toad (Delaware) | Seaboard Operating Co. | 2 | 12.6K | 12.6K | Aug 2006 – Aug 2023 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 250 · prior 12 1,096(-77%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texon Oil Company, Inc.Aug 2006 → Jul 2019
- 2Whiting Oil and Gas CorporationSep 2006 → Dec 2015
- 3Foundation Energy Management LLCJan 2016 → Jun 2024
- 4Seaboard Operating Co.Aug 2019 → Dec 2019
- 5Apex Resources LLCJul 2024 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 607283-98 | Reenter | Texon Oil Company, Inc. | Sep 1, 2006 | Oct 6, 2005 | Nov 14, 2005 | 5,200 |
| 607283-99 | Reenter | Texon Oil Company, Inc. | Oct 3, 2005 | Oct 6, 2005 | — | 5,200 |
| 175699-99 | Drill | Union Texas Petroleum Corp. | Oct 28, 1982 | Oct 28, 1982 | Mar 25, 1983 | 17,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-38050 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-38058 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,806 | 4,826 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 623 | — | — |
| 13.375 | 4,681 | 17.25 | 2,300 S |
| 10.75 | 4,850 | 12.25 | 300 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 16, 2007 | Sep 12, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 17, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-475-32729 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-475-32729 → 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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