WELL · 42-041-31715 · DISTRICT 3
Arhopulos-Brazos Unit #2
Brazos County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Horizontal
Arhopulos-Brazos Unit #2 (API 42-041-31715) is a plugged horizontal well in Brazos County, plugged August 8, 2013, last operated by Williams Clayton Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued December 31, 1992, permitted to 11,500 ft.
It was permitted by Williams, Clayton W., JR., Inc. and has since transferred to Williams Clayton Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Buda.
Operator of record
Permitted by Williams, Clayton W., Jr., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 1,139 permits on file · (866) 662-5304
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Williams Clayton Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc.through Jul 2013 |
| Latest permit | Williams, Clayton W., Jr., Inc.Dec 31, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Dec 31, 1992
- last permit issued
- Mar 18, 1993
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.83M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1993 THROUGH Mar 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 18, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 8, 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arhopulos-Brazos Unit G-3-144778 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 2.42M | Mar 1993 – Mar 2014 |
| Arhopulos-Brazos Unit G-3-144780 | Clay, N E. (Deep) | Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 407K | Mar 1993 – Aug 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.
- 1Williams, Clayton W., Jr., Inc.Mar 1993 → Apr 1993
- 2Williams, Clayton Energy, L.L.CMay 1993 → May 1993
- 3Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc.Jun 1993 → Jul 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 407847-97 | Drill | Williams, Clayton W., Jr., Inc. | Apr 8, 1993 | Dec 31, 1992 | Jan 8, 1993 | 11,500 |
| 407847-98 | Drill | Williams, Clayton W., Jr., Inc. | Mar 31, 1993 | Dec 31, 1992 | — | 11,500 |
| 407847-99 | Drill | Williams, Clayton W., Jr., Inc. | Jan 4, 1993 | Dec 31, 1992 | — | 11,172 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-144778 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-144780 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 237 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 9,305 | -9,068 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,090 | -9,853 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 10,485 | -10,248 |
| Buda | 10,750 | -10,513 |
| Georgetown | 10,880 | -10,643 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,154 | 12,433 | Perforated |
| 10,889 | 13,920 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 3,266 | 14.75 | 1,510 S |
| 7.625 | 10,889 | 9.875 | 1,550 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 | May 5, 1993 | Apr 7, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 23, 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 42-041-31715 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31715 → 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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