WELL · 42-041-31564 · DISTRICT 3
Wintershall-Arhopulos Unit #1
Brazos County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Horizontal
Wintershall-Arhopulos Unit #1 (API 42-041-31564) is a plugged horizontal well in Brazos County, plugged May 5, 1995, last operated by Williams Clayton Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1991 and 1994, permitted to 12,484 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Wilcox, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 11, 2017
- Permits on file
- 1,139
- Phone
- (281) 872-3100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Williams Clayton Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc.through Jan 1995 |
| Latest permit | Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc.Dec 9, 1994 |
- 12,484
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Dec 9, 1994
- last permit issued
- Apr 30, 1992
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 430K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 30, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 5, 1995
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wintershall-Arhopulos Unit G-3-141476 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 413K | Jan 1993 – Jul 1995 |
| Wintershall-Arhopulos G-3-152796 | Giddings (Wilcox) | Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 16.9K | Dec 1994 – Jul 1995 |
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.
- 1Williams, Clayton W., Jr., Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1993
- 2Williams, Clayton Energy, L.L.CMay 1993 → May 1993
- 3Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc.Jun 1993 → Jan 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 430773-98 | Recompletion | Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc. | Jan 4, 1995 | Dec 9, 1994 | Dec 10, 1994 | 5,000 |
| 430773-99 | Recompletion | Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc. | Dec 8, 1994 | Dec 9, 1994 | — | 5,000 |
| 395051-98 | Drill | Williams, Clayton W., Jr., Inc. | Jun 19, 1992 | Dec 20, 1991 | — | 12,484 |
| 395051-99 | Drill | Williams, Clayton W., Jr., Inc. | Dec 13, 1991 | Dec 20, 1991 | Feb 24, 1992 | 11,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-141476 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-152796 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 236 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 4,449 | -4,213 |
| Pecan Gap | 9,437 | -9,201 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,147 | -9,911 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,449 | 4,452 | Perforated |
| 10,184 | 12,484 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 3,250 | 14.75 | 1,180 S |
| 7.875 | 10,184 | 9.875 | 1,000 S |
| 7.625 | 10,184 | 9.875 | 1,000 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 28, 1995 | Feb 8, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 13, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 23, 1992 | May 15, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 9, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-041-31564 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31564 → 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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