TEXAS · WELLS · BRAZOS COUNTY · ROCKET UNIT LEASE · API 42-041-31883 · DISTRICT 03
Rocket Unit #1
Brazos County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Producing · Horizontal
Rocket Unit #1 (API 42-041-31883) is a horizontal well in Brazos County operated by Wildfire Energy Operating LLC, completed October 2, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 24, 1996, permitted to 12,583 ft.
It was permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company and has since transferred to Wildfire Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Buda.
Its lease has reported 262K barrels of oil and 305K mcf of gas since October 1996, last reporting volume in March 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company; 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 | Union Pacific Resources CompanyMay 24, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,583
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 24, 1996
- last permit issued
- Oct 2, 1996
- completed
- 262K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 305K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1996 THROUGH Mar 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 2, 1996
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocket Unit O-3-23099 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 1 | 262K | 305K | Oct 1996 – Mar 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 970 · prior 12 1,084(-11%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1 · prior 12 1,046(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyOct 1996 → Jan 2001
- 2Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 3Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Dec 2012
- 4Anadarko E&P Onshore LLCJan 2013 → Jun 2017
- 5Wildhorse Resources Mngt Co, LLCJul 2017 → May 2019
- 6Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C.Jun 2019 → Feb 2023
- 7Wildfire Energy Operating LLCMar 2023 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 448329-98 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Aug 9, 1996 | May 24, 1996 | Aug 22, 1996 | 9,000 |
| 448329-99 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | May 21, 1996 | May 24, 1996 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 1996 | Rocket Unit O-3-23099 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | Producing | 12,583 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 380 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 7,230 | -6,850 |
| Buda | 8,063 | -7,683 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,263 | 11,365 | Perforated |
| 8,128 | 12,583 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,490 | 14.75 | 630 S |
| — | 3,553 | 9.875 | 700 S |
| 7.625 | 8,128 | 9.875 | 440 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Dec 12, 1996 | Nov 1, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 9, 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 42-041-31883 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31883 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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