TEXAS · WELLS · WEBB COUNTY · PALAFOX 7E LEASE · API 42-479-37897 · DISTRICT 04
Palafox 7E #40
Webb County · Gold River North (Olmos) field · Vertical
Palafox 7e #40 (API 42-479-37897) is a plugged well in Webb County, plugged August 20, 2025, last operated by Fasken Oil And Ranch Ltd..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 2, 2001, permitted to 9,000 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 124 barrels of oil and 82.4K mcf of gas since September 2001, last reporting volume in May 2024.
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
- 2,059
- 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 May 2024 |
| Latest permit | Lewis Petro Properties, Inc.Aug 2, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 2, 2001
- last permit issued
- Sep 5, 2001
- completed
- 124
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 82.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · SEP 2001 THROUGH MAY 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 5, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 20, 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.
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 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 7E G-4-185732 | Gold River, North (Olmos) | Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd. | 1 | 124 | 82.4K | Sep 2001 – May 2024 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 5(-100%)
Wells named Palafox 7E
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.
- 1Lewis Petro Properties, Inc.Sep 2001 → May 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 512180-99 | Drill | Lewis Petro Properties, Inc. | Aug 2, 2001 | Aug 2, 2001 | Aug 24, 2001 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2001 | Palafox 7E G-4-185732 | Gold River North (Olmos) | Fasken Oil and Ranch Ltd. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,478 | 5,486 | Perforated |
| 5,490 | 5,505 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.625 | 1,551 | 9.875 | 315 S |
| 2.875 | 5,750 | 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 | Dec 19, 2001 | Nov 16, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 3, 2001 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-479-37897 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-37897 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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