WELL · 42-021-31597 · DISTRICT 3
Southard #1
Bastrop County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Southard #1 (API 42-021-31597) is a plugged well in Bastrop County, plugged October 9, 2012, last operated by Leexus Oil LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 21, 2007, permitted to 7,500 ft.
It was permitted by Diversity Petroleum, LP and has since transferred to Leexus Oil LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, False Buda, Buda.
Its lease has reported 186K barrels of oil and 95.4K mcf of gas since February 2008, last reporting in February 2013.
Operator of record
Permitted by Diversity Petroleum, LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Giddings, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 29 permits on file · (979) 540-8625
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Leexus Oil LLC |
| Production reports | Leexus Oil LLCthrough Jun 2011 |
| Latest permit | Diversity Petroleum, LPDec 21, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 21, 2007
- last permit issued
- Feb 19, 2008
- completed
- 186K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 95.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2008 THROUGH Feb 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 19, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 9, 2012
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southard O-3-25123 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Leexus Oil LLC | 1 | 186K | 95.4K | Feb 2008 – Feb 2013 |
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.
- 1Diversity Petroleum, LPFeb 2008 → Aug 2010
- 2Leexus Oil LLCSep 2010 → Jun 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 651723-99 | Drill | Diversity Petroleum, LP | Dec 18, 2007 | Dec 21, 2007 | Jan 3, 2008 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-25123 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 553 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 6,470 | -5,917 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD SHALE | 7,188 | -6,635 |
| False Buda | 7,288 | -6,735 |
| Buda | 7,308 | -6,755 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,016 | 7,033 | Perforated |
| 7,039 | 7,185 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,987 | 11 | 842 S |
| 5.5 | 7,159 | 7.875 | 311 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 | Mar 27, 2008 | Feb 26, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 11, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-021-31597 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-021-31597 → 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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