TEXAS · WELLS · YOAKUM COUNTY · API 42-501-32745 · DISTRICT 7B
Forkel #1
Yoakum County · Hartley (San Andres) field · Vertical
Forkel #1 (API 42-501-32745) is a plugged well in Yoakum County, plugged July 30, 1987, last operated by Beach Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 15, 1984, permitted to 5,400 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, San Andres.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 25, 2025
- Permits on file
- 165
- Phone
- (432) 683-6226
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Beach Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Beach Exploration, Inc.Nov 15, 1984 |
- 5,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 15, 1984
- last permit issued
- Dec 29, 1984
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 29, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 30, 1987
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 257962-99 | Drill | Beach Exploration, Inc. | Nov 15, 1984 | Nov 15, 1984 | — | 5,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 1984 | Forkel O-11-65226 | Hartley (San Andres) | Beach Exploration Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,659 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 2,480 | 1,179 |
| Yates | 3,220 | 439 |
| San Andres | 4,625 | -966 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,376 | 5,398 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 460 | 11 | 180 S |
| 4.5 | 5,406 | 7.875 | 300 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 | Mar 7, 1985 | Feb 19, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Mar 6, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-501-32745 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-501-32745 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here 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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