WELL · 42-481-33706 · DISTRICT 3
Franz J. H. #6
Wharton County · Magnet Withers E. (Frio) field · Vertical
Franz J. H. #6 (API 42-481-33706) is a well in Wharton County operated by Apache Corporation, completed May 28, 1994.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1994 and 2013, permitted to 5,800 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Marginulina, Frio.
Its 4 leases have reported 365K barrels of oil and 577K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 10 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,756
- Phone
- (713) 954-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | Orx Resources, L.L.C.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationFeb 6, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,800
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Feb 6, 2013
- last permit issued
- May 28, 1994
- completed
- 365K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 577K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 28, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 10 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franz, J.H. G-3-273497 | Magnet Withers (Marginulina 1) | Orx Resources, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 72K | Apr 2013 – Jul 2026 |
| Franz, J. H. O-3-2881 | Magnet Withers | Orx Resources, L.L.C. | 7 | 363K | 291K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Franz, J. H. G-3-169948 | Magnet Withers | Apache Corporation | 1 | 0 | 213K | Sep 1998 – Apr 2013 |
| Franz, J. H. O-3-22424 | Magnet Withers, E. (Frio) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 1.39K | 1.37K | May 1994 – Nov 1994 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 264 · prior 12 353(-25%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 65 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Apache CorporationJan 1993 → Jun 2016
- 2White Oak Operating Company LLCAug 2016 → Apr 2023
- 3Orx Resources, L.L.C.May 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 754188-99 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | Jan 7, 2013 | Feb 6, 2013 | Apr 5, 2013 | 5,740 |
| 428195-99 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | Sep 19, 1994 | Sep 26, 1994 | Aug 24, 1994 | 5,740 |
| 423979-98 | Drill | Apache Corporation | Jun 13, 1994 | May 16, 1994 | — | 5,800 |
| 423979-99 | Drill | Apache Corporation | May 16, 1994 | May 16, 1994 | May 17, 1994 | 5,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-169948 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-273497 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-2881 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-22424 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 73 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 2,000 | -1,927 |
| Marginulina | 5,446 | -5,373 |
| Frio | 5,475 | -5,402 |
| Frio | 5,525 | -5,452 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,448 | 5,460 | Perforated |
| 5,498 | 5,504 | Perforated |
| 5,534 | 5,539 | Perforated |
| 5,650 | 5,652 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,589 | 13.5 | 770 S |
| 5.5 | 5,786 | 8.75 | 690 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 | Sep 13, 2014 | Apr 29, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Oct 8, 1998 | Sep 22, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Sep 28, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 24, 1994 | Sep 16, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 17, 1994 | Jul 8, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 5, 1994 | Jul 8, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 14, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-481-33706 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-33706 → 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.
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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