TEXAS · WELLS · WEBB COUNTY · PALAFOX UNIT LEASE · API 42-479-36774 · DISTRICT 04
Palafox Unit #16
Webb County · Gold River North (Olmos) field · Vertical
Palafox Unit #16 (API 42-479-36774) is a plugged well in Webb County, plugged December 11, 2025, last operated by Fasken Oil And Ranch Ltd..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 6, 1997, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Lewis Petro Properties, Inc. and has since transferred to Fasken Oil And Ranch Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 1.89K barrels of oil and 1.31M mcf of gas since December 1997, last reporting volume in April 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Lewis Petro Properties, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- 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 Apr 2025 |
| Latest permit | Lewis Petro Properties, Inc.Oct 6, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 6, 1997
- last permit issued
- May 14, 1999
- completed
- 1.89K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.31M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1997 THROUGH Apr 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 14, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 11, 2025
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 Unit G-4-170365 | Gold River, North (Olmos) | Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd. | 1 | 1.89K | 1.31M | Dec 1997 – Apr 2025 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 8,430(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Lewis Petro Properties, Inc.Dec 1997 → Mar 2025
- 2Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd.Apr 2025 → Apr 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 468466-97 | Drill | Lewis Petro Properties, Inc. | Mar 27, 1998 | Oct 6, 1997 | Nov 20, 1997 | 6,000 |
| 468466-99 | Drill | Lewis Petro Properties, Inc. | Oct 6, 1997 | Oct 6, 1997 | — | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 1999 | Palafox Unit G-4-170365 | Gold River North (Olmos) | Fasken Oil and Ranch Ltd. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,308 | 5,448 | Perforated |
| 5,533 | 5,539 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 612 | 9.75 | 330 S |
| 5.5 | 5,820 | 7.875 | 1,500 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 | Sep 10, 2001 | Jul 13, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Nov 4, 1998 | Jan 28, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 23, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-479-36774 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-36774 → 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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