WELL · 42-041-31941 · DISTRICT 3
Orca Unit #1
Brazos County · Giddings (Buda) field · Horizontal
Orca Unit #1 (API 42-041-31941) is a horizontal well in Brazos County operated by Anadarko E&P Company LP, completed November 22, 2001.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2001 and 2003, permitted to 8,100 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Midway, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Buda.
Its 2 leases have reported 388K barrels of oil and 551K mcf of gas since November 2001, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2025 · 2,635 permits on file · (832) 636-1111
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Anadarko E&P Company LP |
| Production reports | Wildfire Energy Operating LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Anadarko E&P Company LPJun 5, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,100
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jun 5, 2003
- last permit issued
- Nov 22, 2001
- completed
- 388K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 551K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 22, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orca Unit O-3-24371 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 1 | 306K | 453K | May 2003 – Jul 2026 |
| Orca Unit O-3-24210 | Giddings (Buda) | Anadarko E&P Company LP | 1 | 81.9K | 98.8K | Nov 2001 – Jun 2005 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,559 · prior 12 5,374(-71%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,684 · prior 12 3,605(-53%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Rme Petroleum CompanyNov 2001 → Nov 2002
- 2Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Dec 2012
- 3Anadarko E&P Onshore LLCJan 2013 → Jun 2017
- 4Wildhorse Resources Mngt Co, LLCJul 2017 → May 2019
- 5Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C.Jun 2019 → Feb 2023
- 6Wildfire Energy Operating LLCMar 2023 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 532564-99 | Recompletion | Anadarko E&P Company LP | May 30, 2003 | Jun 5, 2003 | Apr 30, 2003 | 8,100 |
| 512837-98 | Drill | Rme Petroleum Company | Jun 14, 2002 | Aug 22, 2001 | — | 8,100 |
| 512837-99 | Drill | Rme Petroleum Company | Aug 22, 2001 | Aug 22, 2001 | Sep 24, 2001 | 8,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-24210 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-24371 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 247 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Midway | 3,494 | -3,247 |
| Pecan Gap | 5,630 | -5,383 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,907 | -6,660 |
| Buda | 7,486 | -7,239 |
| Georgetown | 7,562 | -7,315 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,974 | 12,540 | Perforated |
| 7,100 | 12,340 | Perforated |
| 7,758 | 12,545 | Perforated |
| 7,828 | 12,673 | Perforated |
| 7,910 | 12,545 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 3,070 | 14.75 | 1,735 S |
| 10.75 | 3,100 | 14.75 | 1,735 S |
| 7.875 | 7,758 | 9.875 | 605 S |
| 7.625 | 7,758 | 9.875 | 605 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 | Jul 23, 2003 | Jun 25, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 15, 2003 | Jun 13, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 19, 2002 | Jun 13, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 1, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-041-31941 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31941 → 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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