TEXAS · WELLS · BRAZOS COUNTY · THOMAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-041-31783 · DISTRICT 03
Thomas Unit #1
Brazos County · Kurten (Buda) field · Producing · Horizontal
Thomas Unit #1 (API 42-041-31783) is a horizontal well in Brazos County operated by Wildfire Energy Operating LLC, completed November 8, 1993 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 8, 1993, permitted to 11,263 ft.
It was permitted by Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Wildfire Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Buda.
Its lease has reported 35.1K barrels of oil and 11.1K mcf of gas since November 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 24, 2025
- Permits on file
- 171
- Phone
- (832) 558-0100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Wildfire Energy Operating LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc.Oct 8, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,263
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 8, 1993
- last permit issued
- Nov 8, 1993
- completed
- 35.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 11.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 8, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Unit O-3-22235 | Kurten (Buda) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 1 | 35.1K | 11.1K | Nov 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 89 · prior 12 70(+27%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc.Nov 1993 → Feb 2014
- 2Lonestar Operating, LLCMar 2014 → Nov 2022
- 3Rocc Operating, LLCDec 2022 → Dec 2023
- 4Baytex Energy USA, Inc.Jan 2024 → Jun 2024
- 5Wildfire Energy Operating LLCJul 2024 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 416864-99 | Drill | Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc. | Oct 8, 1993 | Oct 8, 1993 | Oct 11, 1993 | 8,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 1993 | Thomas Unit O-3-22235 | Kurten (Buda) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | Producing | 11,263 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 393 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 6,410 | -6,017 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,083 | -6,690 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 7,398 | -7,005 |
| Buda | 8,014 | -7,621 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,014 | 11,263 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,031 | 12.25 | 390 S |
| 7 | 7,974 | 8.75 | 360 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 2, 1994 | Dec 28, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 5, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-041-31783 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31783 → 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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