WELL · 42-041-31850 · DISTRICT 3
Vilas-Walton #1H
Brazos County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Producing · Horizontal
Vilas-Walton #1H (API 42-041-31850) is a horizontal well in Brazos County operated by Verdun Oil & Gas LLC, completed April 16, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued March 22, 1995, permitted to 13,400 ft.
It was permitted by Shield Petroleum and has since transferred to Verdun Oil & Gas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shield Petroleum; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 396 permits on file · (800) 770-1082
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Verdun Oil & Gas LLC |
| Production reports | Verdun Oil & Gas LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Shield PetroleumMar 22, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,400
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 22, 1995
- last permit issued
- Apr 16, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.39M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 16, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vilas-Walton G-3-160200 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Verdun Oil & Gas LLC | 1 | 0 | 2.39M | Apr 1996 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 93 · prior 12 163(-43%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Shield PetroleumApr 1996 → Feb 2001
- 2Crawford Energy Operating CoMar 2001 → Aug 2008
- 3Crawford Hughes Operating Co.Sep 2008 → Apr 2018
- 4Verdun Oil & Gas LLCMay 2018 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 434062-96 | Drill | Shield Petroleum | Sep 23, 1996 | Mar 22, 1995 | Jan 19, 1996 | 13,400 |
| 434062-98 | Drill | Shield Petroleum | Jan 12, 1996 | Mar 22, 1995 | — | 13,400 |
| 434062-99 | Drill | Shield Petroleum | Mar 22, 1995 | Mar 22, 1995 | — | 13,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-160200 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 202 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 11,905 | -11,703 |
| Austin Chalk | 12,430 | -12,228 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,496 | 15,550 | Perforated |
| 12,496 | 16,365 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,045 | 17.5 | 1,730 S |
| 9.625 | 12,496 | 12.25 | 1,160 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 | Nov 5, 1996 | Oct 1, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 29, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-041-31850 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31850 → 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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