WELL · 42-021-31603 · DISTRICT 3
Zimmerhanzel #1H
Bastrop County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal
Zimmerhanzel #1H (API 42-021-31603) is a plugged horizontal well in Bastrop County, plugged August 19, 2019, last operated by Geosouthern Energy Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued June 21, 2008, permitted to 7,500 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Buda.
Its lease has reported 20K barrels of oil since August 2008, last reporting in March 2020.
Operator of record
Geosouthern Energy Corporation
The Woodlands, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 453 permits on file · (844) 733-6205
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Geosouthern Energy Corporation |
| Production reports | Geosouthern Energy Corporationthrough Aug 2019 |
| Latest permit | Geosouthern Energy CorporationJun 21, 2008 |
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 21, 2008
- last permit issued
- Aug 2, 2008
- completed
- 20K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2008 THROUGH Mar 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 2, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 19, 2019
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimmerhanzel O-3-25265 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Geosouthern Energy Corporation | 1 | 20K | 0 | Aug 2008 – Mar 2020 |
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.
- 1Geosouthern Energy CorporationAug 2008 → Aug 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 663632-98 | Drill | Geosouthern Energy Corporation | Jul 22, 2008 | Jun 21, 2008 | Jun 29, 2008 | 7,500 |
| 663632-99 | Drill | Geosouthern Energy Corporation | Jun 3, 2008 | Jun 21, 2008 | Jun 29, 2008 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-25265 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 549 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 6,328 | -5,779 |
| Buda | 7,130 | -6,581 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,418 | 7,905 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,334 | 11 | 704 S |
| 5.5 | 6,418 | 7.875 | 385 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 | Feb 17, 2009 | Sep 5, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 30, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-021-31603 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-021-31603 → 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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