WELL · 42-499-31876 · DISTRICT 6
Farris #3
Wood County · Merigale-Paul (Paluxy) field · Horizontal
Farris #3 (API 42-499-31876) is a plugged horizontal well in Wood County, plugged December 1, 1998, last operated by Fair Oil LC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 31, 1996, permitted to 7,400 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Sub-Clarksville, Goodland, Paluxy.
Its lease has reported 16.5K barrels of oil and 412 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 1999. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Tyler, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 1, 1999 · 5 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fair Oil LC |
| Production reports | Fair Oil, LCthrough Sep 1997 |
| Latest permit | Fair Oil, LCJul 31, 1996 |
- 7,400
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 31, 1996
- last permit issued
- Sep 23, 1996
- completed
- 16.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 412
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 23, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 1, 1998
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farris O-6-12382 | Merigale-Paul (Paluxy) | Fair Oil, LC | 3 | 16.5K | 412 | Jan 1993 – Feb 1999 |
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.
- 1Germany Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Sep 1993
- 2Fair Oil CompanyNov 1993 → Dec 1996
- 3Fair Oil, LCJan 1997 → Sep 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 450903-98 | Drill | Fair Oil, LC | Mar 17, 1997 | Jul 31, 1996 | — | 7,250 |
| 450903-99 | Drill | Fair Oil Company | Jul 29, 1996 | Jul 31, 1996 | Aug 28, 1996 | 7,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-12382 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 433 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ChalkBASE AUSTIN CHALK | 4,818 | -4,385 |
| Sub-ClarksvilleTOP SUB-CLARKSVILLE | 4,886 | -4,453 |
| GoodlandTOP GOODLAND | 6,990 | -6,557 |
| PaluxyTOP PALUXY | 7,069 | -6,636 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,069 | 7,072 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,115 | 11 | 320 S |
| 5.5 | 7,248 | 7.875 | 1,410 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 | Feb 21, 1997 | Oct 31, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 26, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-499-31876 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-499-31876 → 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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