WELL · 42-041-31881 · DISTRICT 3
Cheyenne #1H
Brazos County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Horizontal
Cheyenne #1H (API 42-041-31881) is a plugged horizontal well in Brazos County, plugged September 18, 2015, last operated by Buffco Production Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 21, 1996, permitted to 11,600 ft.
It was permitted by Shield Petroleum and has since transferred to Buffco Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shield Petroleum; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Longview, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 397 permits on file · (903) 736-4697
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Buffco Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Hep Oil GP, LLCthrough Jul 2008 |
| Latest permit | Shield PetroleumMar 21, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 21, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jun 2, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 199K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1996 THROUGH Sep 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 2, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 18, 2015
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheyenne G-3-161253 | Bryan (Georgetown) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 0 | 199K | Jun 1996 – Sep 2015 |
| Cheyenne G-3-161255 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jun 1996 – Sep 2015 |
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.
- 1Shield PetroleumJun 1996 → Sep 1998
- 2Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Oct 1998 → Aug 1999
- 3Brammer Supply, Inc.Sep 1999 → Oct 2001
- 4Hep Oil Company, Ltd.Nov 2001 → Jan 2006
- 5Hep Oil GP, LLCJul 2008 → Jul 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 446167-98 | Drill | Shield Petroleum | Oct 22, 1996 | Mar 21, 1996 | — | 11,600 |
| 446167-99 | Drill | Shield Petroleum | Mar 21, 1996 | Mar 21, 1996 | Mar 22, 1996 | 11,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-161253 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-161255 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 292 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 9,012 | -8,720 |
| Austin Chalk | 9,689 | -9,397 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,720 | 10,762 | Perforated |
| 9,720 | 12,046 | Perforated |
| 10,521 | 13,651 | Perforated |
| 10,521 | 13,808 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,592 | 14.75 | 1,240 S |
| 7.625 | 10,521 | 9.875 | 790 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 6, 1997 | Nov 7, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 3, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-041-31881 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31881 → 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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