TEXAS · WELLS · WEBB COUNTY · PALAFOX EXPLORATION CO. -17- LEASE · API 42-479-36973 · DISTRICT 04
Palafox Exploration Co. -17- #2
Webb County · Gold River North (Olmos) field · Producing · Vertical
Palafox Exploration CO. -17- #2 (API 42-479-36973) is a well in Webb County operated by Fasken Oil And Ranch Ltd., completed September 28, 1998 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 20, 1998, permitted to 5,760 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Carizzo, B/Wilcox, Midway, Escondido.
Its lease has reported 1.12K barrels of oil and 971K mcf of gas since September 1998, last reporting volume in January 2026.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 14, 2025
- Permits on file
- 2,059
- 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 Jan 2026 |
| Latest permit | Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd.May 20, 1998 |
- 5,760
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 20, 1998
- last permit issued
- Sep 28, 1998
- completed
- 1.12K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 971K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · SEP 1998 THROUGH JAN 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 28, 1998
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2026
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
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Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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. -17- G-4-170545 | Gold River, North (Olmos) | Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd. | 1 | 1.12K | 971K | Sep 1998 – Jan 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,191 · prior 12 6,821(-53%)
Wells named Palafox Exploration Co. -17-
Fasken Oil and Ranch Ltd.'s other wells filed under this lease name in Webb County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd.Sep 1998 → Jan 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 476386-99 | Drill | Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd. | May 18, 1998 | May 20, 1998 | Aug 6, 1998 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 1998 | Palafox Exploration Co. -17- G-4-170545 | Gold River North (Olmos) | Fasken Oil and Ranch Ltd. | Producing · shut in Feb 1, 2026 | 5,760 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 805 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,347 | 5,367 | Perforated |
| 5,506 | 5,509 | Perforated |
| 5,517 | 5,520 | Perforated |
| 5,556 | 5,582 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.625 | 620 | 9.875 | 220 S |
| 4.5 | 5,760 | 6.75 | 880 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 | Nov 12, 1998 | Oct 29, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 4, 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 42-479-36973 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-36973 → 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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