TEXAS · WELLS · WEBB COUNTY · PALAFOX EXPLORATION CO. -17- LEASE · API 42-479-37158 · DISTRICT 04
Palafox Exploration Co. -17- #3
Webb County · Gold River North (Olmos) field · Vertical
Palafox Exploration CO. -17- #3 (API 42-479-37158) is a plugged well in Webb County, plugged February 6, 2026, last operated by Fasken Oil And Ranch Ltd..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 13, 1998, permitted to 6,000 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Carrizo, B/Wilcox, Midway, Escondido.
Its lease has reported 1K barrels of oil and 1.23M mcf of gas since December 1998, last reporting volume in February 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 Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd.Nov 13, 1998 |
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 13, 1998
- last permit issued
- Dec 16, 1998
- completed
- 1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.23M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · DEC 1998 THROUGH FEB 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 16, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 6, 2026
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.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
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-4-171674 | Gold River, North (Olmos) | Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd. | 1 | 1K | 1.23M | Dec 1998 – Feb 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,645 · prior 12 9,701(-62%)
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.Dec 1998 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 480817-99 | Drill | Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd. | Nov 12, 1998 | Nov 13, 1998 | Nov 18, 1998 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 1998 | Palafox Exploration Co. -17- G-4-171674 | Gold River North (Olmos) | Fasken Oil and Ranch Ltd. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 763 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,322 | 5,342 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.625 | 1,468 | 9.875 | 380 S |
| 4.5 | 5,750 | 6.75 | 592 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 | Feb 17, 1999 | Jan 19, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 9, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-479-37158 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-37158 → 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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