42-287-31469

Final Completion Horizontal

GERDES-BEST

LEE County · District 3 · U. S. OPERATING INC. · GIDDINGS (AUSTIN CHALK GAS)

Permits

Max Depth

9,500 ft

First Permit

1983-09-01

Latest Activity

2005-05-19

Lifespan

22 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

OFF SCHEDULE

Completion

1984-03-09

Shut-In

—

Plugged

2017-09-29

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

1993-01

Last Production

2018-02

Operator History

Chain of Custody

BLESSING ENERGY, INC. 1993-2005→ U. S. OPERATING, INC. 2005-2017

Lease Production

Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.

Formation Tops (6) Elevation 305 ft (GL)

CSV

Formation	Top Depth (MD)	Subsea (+above / −below SL)
AUSTIN CHALK	3,134 ft	-2,829 ft
WILCOX	5,848 ft	-5,543 ft
NAVARRO	6,634 ft	-6,329 ft
PECAN GAP	8,295 ft	-7,990 ft
AUSTIN CHALK	9,130 ft	-8,825 ft
AUSTIN CHALK	9,651 ft	-9,346 ft

As reported by operators on W-2/G-1 completion filings (RRC wellbore records). Depths are measured depth; names appear as filed. Subsea = reported elevation − measured depth (negative = below sea level; vertical wellbores only). View filings & logs at RRC ↗

Perforations (3)

Interval	Type
9,165–10,865 ft	Perforated
9,196–9,713 ft	Perforated
9,424–9,713 ft	Perforated

Casing (2)

Size	Set Depth	Cement
9.625"	2,481 ft	720 sx
5.5"	9,790 ft	330 sx

Permit History (2)

#560253 Recompletion Final Completion

GERDES-BEST · 9,500 ft

2005-05-19

Spud 2005-10-12

#209223 Drill Final Completion

GERDES-BEST · 9,250 ft

1983-09-01

Applications (2)

#560253 A U. S. OPERATING, INC.

received 2005-04-11

#209223 A CHAMPLIN EXPLORATION, INC.

received 1983-08-22

Records & Logs

6 completion filings on record · 1 with log images at RRC.

W-2/G-1 2005-11-28 log on file

W-2/G-1 2006-01-06

W-2/G-1 2005-03-07

W-2/G-1 2005-04-14

W-2/G-1 1984-03-15

Completion packets + logs ↗ Wellbore filings ↗

Completion packets open directly (post-2011 filings include attached logs). Log images can't be deep-linked — clicking copies the API for you to paste.

No GPS coordinates yet

Coordinates come from the RRC GIS backfill and usually appear within days of permit issuance. Located in LEE County.

Well Details

Well Number: 1RE
Max Depth: 9,500 ft
Drill Type: Horizontal
County: LEE
District: 3
Operator: U. S. OPERATING INC.
Completed: 1984-03-09

Operator

Name: U. S. OPER, INC
Location: DALLAS
P-5 Status: Inactive (filed 2024-11-18)
Cum Oil (all leases): 5,088,019 bbl
Cum Gas (all leases): 11,872,748 mcf
Total Permits: 495