WELL · 42-041-31843 · DISTRICT 3
Waltman #1
Brazos County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Horizontal
Waltman #1 (API 42-041-31843) is a plugged horizontal well in Brazos County, plugged November 3, 2017, last operated by Enervest Operating L.L.C..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 24, 1994, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company and has since transferred to Enervest Operating L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Navarro, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Operator of record
Permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Active, filed Jan 13, 2026 · 1,249 permits on file · (713) 659-3500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Enervest Operating L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Enervest Operating, L.L.C.through Feb 2017 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyOct 24, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 24, 1994
- last permit issued
- Dec 19, 2016
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.34M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1995 THROUGH Nov 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 19, 2016
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 3, 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waltman G-3-154083 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Enervest Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 2.34M | Feb 1995 – Nov 2017 |
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.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyMar 1995 → Jan 2001
- 2Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 3Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Jul 2007
- 4Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Aug 2007 → Feb 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 429343-99 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Oct 24, 1994 | Oct 24, 1994 | Jan 5, 1995 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-154083 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 275 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Navarro | 7,330 | -7,055 |
| Pecan Gap | 9,370 | -9,095 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,016 | -9,741 |
| Austin Chalk | — | — |
| Navarro | — | — |
| Pecan Gap | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,085 | 13,535 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 3,050 | 14.75 | 1,205 S |
| 7.625 | 10,085 | 9.875 | 450 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 | Apr 12, 2017 | Jan 31, 2017 | — |
| 00 | Jun 6, 1995 | Apr 18, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | May 30, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-041-31843 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31843 → 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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