WELL · 42-041-32151 · DISTRICT 5
Orca Unit #1H
Brazos County · Madisonville W. (Woodbine -A-) field · Horizontal
Orca Unit #1H (API 42-041-32151) is a horizontal well in Brazos County operated by MD America Energy LLC, completed June 28, 2013.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 15, 2013, permitted to 15,000 ft.
It was permitted by Sabalo Exploration Operating,LLC and has since transferred to MD America Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Ash Marker, Woodbine, Aguila Vado (Eagleford).
Its 2 leases have reported 123K barrels of oil and 86.6K mcf of gas since June 2013, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sabalo Exploration Operating,llc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 10, 2021 · 130 permits on file · (713) 261-3871
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | MD America Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Wildfire Energy Operating LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Sabalo Exploration Operating,llcMay 15, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 15, 2013
- last permit issued
- Jun 28, 2013
- completed
- 123K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 86.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2013 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 28, 2013
- 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 Eagleford Unit O-5-4146 | Aguila Vado (Eagleford) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 1 | 123K | 86.6K | May 2014 – Jul 2026 |
| Orca Unit O-3-26587 | Madisonville, W. (Woodbine -A-) | MD America Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jun 2013 – Sep 2015 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,816 · prior 12 3,607(-22%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,337 · prior 12 3,030(+10%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sabalo Exploration Operating,llcMay 2014 → Aug 2014
- 2MD America Energy, LLCSep 2014 → Apr 2022
- 3Wildfire Energy Operating LLCMay 2022 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 762470-98 | Drill | Sabalo Exploration Operating,llc | Feb 26, 2014 | May 15, 2013 | Jun 11, 2013 | 15,000 |
| 762470-99 | Drill | Woodbine Acquisition LLC | May 10, 2013 | May 15, 2013 | Mar 12, 2014 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-5-4146 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-26587 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 297 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN CHALK - LOST CIRCULATION | 7,617 | -7,320 |
| Ash Marker | 7,912 | -7,615 |
| Austin ChalkBASE AUSTIN CHALK | 7,947 | -7,650 |
| WoodbineWOODBINE - PRODUCTION | 8,022 | -7,725 |
| Aguila Vado (Eagleford) | 8,465 | -8,168 |
| Buda | 8,638 | -8,341 |
| Georgetown | 8,732 | -8,435 |
| BudaBUDA - PRODUCTION | — | — |
| EdwardsEDWARDS - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| GeorgetownGEORGETOWN - PRODUCTION | — | — |
| NavarroNAVARRO - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| SpartaSPARTA - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| WilcoxWILCOX - DISPOSAL | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,026 | 14,790 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,417 | 12.25 | 1,299 S |
| 9.625 | 4,425 | 12.25 | 1,485 S |
| 7.625 | 9,055 | 8.75 | 375 S |
| 5 | 14,815 | 6.75 | 885 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 | May 20, 2015 | Aug 22, 2014 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 10, 2015 | Sep 3, 2013 | Yes |
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 42-041-32151 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-32151 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/04132151, documented in the API reference.