TEXAS · WELLS · BASTROP COUNTY · MOTEN UNIT LEASE · API 42-021-31481 · DISTRICT 01
Moten Unit #1H
Bastrop County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-1) field · Horizontal
Moten Unit #1H (API 42-021-31481) is a plugged horizontal well in Bastrop County, plugged July 12, 2004, last operated by Anadarko E&P Company LP.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 5, 1993, permitted to 11,671 ft.
It was permitted by Torch Operating Company and has since transferred to Anadarko E&P Company LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 21.7K barrels of oil and 20.7K mcf of gas since October 1993, last reporting in August 2004.
Operator of record
Permitted by Torch Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 27, 2012
- Permits on file
- 2,635
- Phone
- (832) 636-3130
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Anadarko E&P Company LP |
| Production reports | Rme Petroleum Companythrough Nov 2002 |
| Latest permit | Torch Operating CompanyAug 5, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,671
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 5, 1993
- last permit issued
- Sep 29, 1993
- completed
- 21.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1993 THROUGH Aug 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 29, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 12, 2004
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moten Unit O-1-13808 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-1) | Anadarko E&P Company LP | 1 | 21.7K | 20.7K | Oct 1993 – Aug 2004 |
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.
- 1Torch Operating CompanyOct 1993 → Jun 1996
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanyJul 1996 → Jan 2001
- 3Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 414649-98 | Drill | Torch Operating Company | Oct 26, 1993 | Aug 5, 1993 | — | 11,671 |
| 414649-99 | Drill | Torch Operating Company | Aug 5, 1993 | Aug 5, 1993 | Aug 11, 1993 | 11,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 1993 | Moten Unit O-1-13808 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-1) | Anadarko E&P Company LP | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 352 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 7,068 | -6,716 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,100 | 8,107 | Perforated |
| 8,107 | 8,202 | Perforated |
| 8,202 | 11,671 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 40 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 3,645 | 12.25 | 1,010 S |
| 7 | 7,170 | 8.75 | 185 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 | Jan 27, 1994 | Oct 25, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 8, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-021-31481 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-021-31481 → 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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