TEXAS · WELLS · WEBB COUNTY · PALAFOX EXPLORATION CO. -15- LEASE · API 42-479-31061 · DISTRICT 04
Palafox Exploration Co. -15- #1
Webb County · Gold River North (Olmos) field · Vertical
Palafox Exploration CO. -15- #1 (API 42-479-31061) is a plugged well in Webb County, plugged August 4, 2016, last operated by Fasken Oil And Ranch Ltd..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 11, 2001, permitted to 5,881 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Olmos.
Its lease has reported 86 barrels of oil and 150K mcf of gas since October 2000, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 14, 2025
- Permits on file
- 2,057
- Phone
- (432) 687-1777
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fasken Oil and Ranch Ltd. |
| Production reports | Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd.through Jul 2016 |
| Latest permit | Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd.Apr 11, 2001 |
- 5,881
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 11, 2001
- last permit issued
- Oct 8, 2000
- completed
- 86
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 150K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2000 THROUGH Jul 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 8, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 4, 2016
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palafox Exploration Co. -15- G-4-182657 | Gold River, North (Olmos) | Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd. | 1 | 86 | 150K | Oct 2000 – Jul 2016 |
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.
- 1Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd.Nov 2000 → Jul 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 507563-99 | Reenter | Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd. | Apr 9, 2001 | Apr 11, 2001 | Oct 6, 2000 | 5,881 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2000 | Palafox Exploration Co. -15- G-4-182657 | Gold River North (Olmos) | Fasken Oil and Ranch Ltd. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 716 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Olmos | 5,400 | -4,684 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,420 | 5,488 | Perforated |
| 5,426 | — | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 214 | 15 | 160 S |
| 4.5 | 5,881 | 7.875 | 1,200 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jul 23, 2001 | Mar 12, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 6, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-479-31061 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-31061 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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