WELL · 42-041-30960 · DISTRICT 3
Wickson Creek Unit #1
Brazos County · Kurten (Buda) field · Horizontal
Wickson Creek Unit #1 (API 42-041-30960) is a plugged horizontal well in Brazos County, plugged April 4, 1988, last operated by Hill Production CO.-Wisconsin.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1983 and 2011, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Bexco Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Hill Production CO.-Wisconsin on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Midway, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 129K barrels of oil and 59.2K mcf of gas since June 2011, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Bexco Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 6, 2015 · 122 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hill Production Co.-Wisconsin |
| Production reports | South Texas Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Bexco Operating, Inc.Mar 15, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 15, 2011
- last permit issued
- Jul 25, 1983
- completed
- 129K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 59.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 25, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 4, 1988
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pecan O-3-25886 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | South Texas Operating Company | 1 | 129K | 59.2K | Jun 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,931 · prior 12 4,000(-2%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Bexco Operating, Inc.Jun 2011 → Dec 2019
- 2South Texas Operating CompanyJan 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 711778-98 | Reenter | Bexco Operating, Inc. | Jul 14, 2011 | Mar 15, 2011 | Apr 26, 2011 | 7,900 |
| 711778-99 | Drill | Bexco Operating, Inc. | Mar 8, 2011 | Mar 15, 2011 | — | 7,900 |
| 197900-99 | Drill | Hill Production Co.-Wisconsin | Jun 10, 1983 | Jun 10, 1983 | Jun 20, 1983 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-25886 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 314 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Midway | 3,858 | -3,544 |
| Pecan Gap | 5,457 | -5,143 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,306 | -6,992 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,342 | 11,998 | Perforated |
| 8,192 | 8,276 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,535 | 12.25 | 1,100 S |
| 7 | 7,342 | 8.75 | 427 S |
| 2.375 | 8,641 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 8,685 | 7.875 | 1,210 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 | Oct 24, 2012 | Jul 29, 2011 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 22, 1983 | — |
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 42-041-30960 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-30960 → 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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