WELL · 42-041-31999 · DISTRICT 3
Tauber Ranch Unit #1
Brazos County · Kurten (Buda) field · Horizontal
Tauber Ranch Unit #1 (API 42-041-31999) is a horizontal well in Brazos County operated by Unit Petroleum Company, completed August 24, 2007.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 2007 and 2010, permitted to 9,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Buda, Georgetown.
Its 2 leases have reported 313K barrels of oil and 418K mcf of gas since August 2007, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Tulsa, OK · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 1,100 permits on file · (918) 493-7700
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Unit Petroleum Company |
| Production reports | Wildfire Energy Operating LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Unit Petroleum CompanyFeb 10, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Feb 10, 2010
- last permit issued
- Aug 24, 2007
- completed
- 313K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 418K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2007 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 24, 2007
- 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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tauber Ranch O-3-25248 | Madisonville, W. (Woodbine -A-) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 4 | 284K | 387K | Mar 2008 – Jul 2026 |
| Tauber Ranch Unit O-3-25203 | Kurten (Buda) | Unit Petroleum Company | 1 | 29.3K | 31.6K | Aug 2007 – Sep 2010 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,294 · prior 12 3,834(-40%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,652 · prior 12 3,582(-26%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Unit Petroleum CompanyAug 2007 → Jun 2012
- 2Manti Exploration Operating LLCJul 2012 → Nov 2013
- 3Sabalo Exploration Operating,llcDec 2013 → Aug 2014
- 4MD America Energy, LLCSep 2014 → Apr 2022
- 5Wildfire Energy Operating LLCMay 2022 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 690968-99 | Recompletion | Unit Petroleum Company | Feb 8, 2010 | Feb 10, 2010 | Feb 10, 2010 | 9,000 |
| 637526-97 | Drill | Unit Petroleum Company | Jul 2, 2008 | Apr 30, 2007 | Jun 18, 2007 | 9,000 |
| 637526-98 | Drill | Brighton Energy, L.L.C. | Jan 7, 2008 | Apr 30, 2007 | Jun 18, 2007 | 9,000 |
| 637526-99 | Drill | Brighton Energy, L.L.C. | Apr 20, 2007 | Apr 30, 2007 | Jun 18, 2007 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-25203 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-25248 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 250 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 7,715 | -7,465 |
| Buda | 8,607 | -8,357 |
| Georgetown | 8,650 | -8,400 |
| Buda | 8,704 | -8,454 |
| Georgetown | 8,802 | -8,552 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,156 | 8,174 | Perforated |
| 8,945 | 15,378 | Perforated |
| 8,945 | 16,423 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 3,595 | 14.75 | 2,352 S |
| 7 | 8,945 | 9.875 | 476 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 | Oct 8, 2010 | Jul 14, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 30, 2010 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 8, 2008 | May 8, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 21, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-041-31999 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31999 → 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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