TEXAS · WELLS · YOUNG COUNTY · FINCH LEASE · API 42-503-40097 · DISTRICT 7C
Finch #38
Young County · Young County Regular field · Vertical
Finch #38 (API 42-503-40097) is a plugged well in Young County, plugged September 3, 2010, last operated by Craig Oil Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1988 and 1989, permitted to 990 ft.
It was permitted by Craig, Bob and has since transferred to Craig Oil Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Gunsight, Oil Sand.
Its lease has reported 73.3K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026. The lease carries 27 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Craig, Bob; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Olney, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 25, 2025
- Phone
- (940) 564-5025
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Craig Oil Inc. |
| Production reports | Craig Oil, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Craig, BobNov 20, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 990
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 20, 1989
- last permit issued
- Jan 19, 1990
- completed
- 73.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 19, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 3, 2010
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 27 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finch O-13-7625 | Young County Regular | Craig Oil, Inc. | 27 | 73.3K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,288 · prior 12 1,660(-22%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Craig, BobJan 1993 → Mar 2025
- 2Craig Oil, Inc.Apr 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 366568-99 | Drill | Craig, Bob | Nov 16, 1989 | Nov 20, 1989 | — | 990 |
| 348000-99 | Drill | Craig, Bob | Jun 20, 1988 | Jun 23, 1988 | — | 990 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 1990 | Finch O-13-7625 | Young County Regular | Craig Oil Inc. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 672 | 680 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 705 | 7.875 | 150 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 20, 1990 | Jan 25, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 8, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-503-40097 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-503-40097 → 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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