WELL · 42-479-37181 · DISTRICT 4
Palafox Exploration Co. -20B- #1
Webb County · Gold River North (Olmos) field · Injection · Vertical
Palafox Exploration CO. -20b- #1 (API 42-479-37181) is a well in Webb County operated by Fasken Oil And Ranch Ltd., completed April 23, 2020 and listed as injection on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 3, 1998, permitted to 6,000 ft.
Completion filings report 13 formation tops, including Jackson, Queen City, Yegua, Catahoula.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 39.4K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through January 2026.
Operator of record
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 2,057 permits on file · (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 2014 |
| Latest permit | Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd.Dec 3, 1998 |
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 3, 1998
- last permit issued
- Apr 23, 2020
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 163K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1999 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 23, 2020
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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. -20B- G-4-172822 | Gold River, North (Olmos) | Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 163K | Feb 1999 – Jul 2026 |
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.Feb 1999 → Jul 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 481175-99 | Drill | Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd. | Nov 30, 1998 | Dec 3, 1998 | Dec 15, 1998 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-172822 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 704 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| JacksonJACKSON - INJECTION/DISPOSAL | 690 | 14 |
| Queen CityQUEEN CITY - INJECTION/DISPOSAL; | 900 | -196 |
| YeguaYEGUA - INJECTION/DISPOSAL | 1,100 | -396 |
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA-FRIO - INJECTION/DISPO | 1,500 | -796 |
| WilcoxWILCOX - INJECTION/DISPOSAL | 3,178 | -2,474 |
| Midway | 3,238 | -2,534 |
| B/Wilcox | 3,718 | -3,014 |
| Cook Mountain | 3,970 | -3,266 |
| EscondidoESCONDITO | 4,072 | -3,368 |
| EscondidoESCONDITO - INJECTION/DISPOSAL; | 4,072 | -3,368 |
| Olmos | 5,473 | -4,769 |
| OlmosOLMOS - INJECTION/DISPOSAL | 5,473 | -4,769 |
| Eagle FordEAGLE FORD SHALE | — | — |
| EdwardsEDWARDS LIMESTONE - H2S | — | — |
| SligoSLIGO - H2S | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,501 | 5,520 | Perforated |
| 5,501 | 5,793 | Perforated |
| 5,625 | 5,629 | Perforated |
| 5,774 | 5,793 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.625 | 1,531 | 9.875 | 375 S |
| 4.5 | 5,956 | 6.75 | 650 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 | Jul 28, 2021 | Jul 28, 2021 | — |
| 00 | Jan 13, 2015 | Oct 1, 2014 | — |
| 00 | May 27, 1999 | Mar 26, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | May 14, 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 42-479-37181 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-37181 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 39.4K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 1.1M
- bbl, all reported
- Jan 2026
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000109545 | H-1 Injection | Active | 7,500 | 2,000 | 4,000–5,950 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 39,380 · prior 12 70,178(-44%)
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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/47937181, documented in the API reference.