WELL · 42-493-31581 · DISTRICT 1
Penak Mrs. Frank #1B
Wilson County · Higgins NE (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Penak Mrs. Frank #1B (API 42-493-31581) is a plugged well in Wilson County, plugged January 17, 1996, last operated by Vamarie Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1989, permitted to 6,400 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Escondido, Austin Chalk, Buda.
Its lease has reported 30 barrels of oil and 1 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2003. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 8, 2016 · 12 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vamarie Inc. |
| Production reports | Southwest Production Mgmt. Co.through Jan 1993 |
| Latest permit | Vamarie, Inc.Oct 6, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,400
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 6, 1989
- last permit issued
- Sep 11, 1984
- completed
- 30
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 11, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 17, 1996
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penak, Mrs. Frank O-1-12333 | Higgins (Escondido) | Southwest Production Mgmt. Co. | 2 | 30 | 1 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2003 |
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.
- 1Southwest Production Mgmt. Co.Jan 1993 → Jan 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 364629-99 | Recompletion | Vamarie, Inc. | Oct 2, 1989 | Oct 6, 1989 | — | 6,400 |
| 241235-99 | Drill | Texas Bison Petroleum Corp. | Oct 2, 1984 | Jun 5, 1984 | — | 6,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12333 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 453 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Escondido | 4,360 | -3,907 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,050 | -5,597 |
| Buda | 6,250 | -5,797 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,950 | 3,596 | Open hole |
| 4,365 | 4,379 | Perforated |
| 6,050 | 6,190 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 173 | 12.25 | 130 S |
| 8.625 | 330 | 12.25 | 238 S |
| 4.5 | 2,950 | 7.875 | 575 S |
| 5.5 | 6,050 | 6.25 | 920 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 | Nov 9, 1989 | Oct 27, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 8, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 13, 1984 | Sep 28, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Nov 8, 1984 | Oct 22, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Oct 13, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-493-31581 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-493-31581 → 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.
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/49331581, documented in the API reference.