WELL · 42-051-31312 · DISTRICT 3
Giessel a Unit #1
Burleson County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Giessel A Unit #1 (API 42-051-31312) is a plugged well in Burleson County, plugged April 29, 1997, last operated by Bellwether Exploration Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1996, permitted to 9,500 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Midway, Taylor, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Operator of record
Bellwether Exploration Company
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 7, 2001
- Permits on file
- 61
- Phone
- (713) 753-1527
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bellwether Exploration Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Bellwether Exploration CompanyOct 4, 1996 |
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 4, 1996
- last permit issued
- Apr 25, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 25, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 29, 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giessel "a" Unit O-3-14184 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Bellwether Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jun 1997 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 453504-99 | Recompletion | Bellwether Exploration Company | Oct 4, 1996 | Oct 4, 1996 | Feb 13, 1997 | 9,500 |
| 107189-99 | Drill | Tipco | Feb 2, 1981 | Feb 2, 1981 | — | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-14184 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 335 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Midway | 5,258 | -4,923 |
| Taylor | 6,672 | -6,337 |
| Pecan Gap | 7,550 | -7,215 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,386 | -8,051 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,635 | 8,840 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,032 | 14.75 | 1,350 S |
| 2.875 | 8,576 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,410 | 8.75 | 875 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 | Mar 28, 1997 | Mar 11, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 10, 1981 | — |
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 42-051-31312 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-31312 → 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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