WELL · 42-051-31664 · DISTRICT 3
Gold South Unit #1
Burleson County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Gold South Unit #1 (API 42-051-31664) is a plugged well in Burleson County, plugged August 13, 2026, last operated by Wildfire Energy Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 23, 1981, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Williams, Clayton W., JR. and has since transferred to Wildfire Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 58.4K barrels of oil and 607K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Williams, Clayton W., Jr.; 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 | Williams Clayton Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Wildfire Energy Operating LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Williams, Clayton W., Jr.Jun 23, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 23, 1981
- last permit issued
- Nov 17, 1981
- completed
- 58.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 607K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 17, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 13, 2026
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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold South Unit O-3-23967 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 4 | 43.7K | 452K | Apr 2001 – Jul 2026 |
| Ryan, W.H. "A" O-3-14981 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc. | 2 | 14.6K | 155K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2001 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 16 · prior 12 226(-93%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 10(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Williams, Clayton W., Jr., Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1993
- 2Williams, Clayton Energy, L.L.CMay 1993 → May 1993
- 3Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc.Jun 1993 → Oct 2016
- 4Wildhorse Resources Mngt Co, LLCDec 2016 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122070-99 | Drill | Williams, Clayton W., Jr. | Jun 23, 1981 | Jun 23, 1981 | — | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 1981 | Gold South Unit O-3-23967 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
| Nov 17, 1981 | Ryan W.H. A O-3-14981 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Williams Clayton Energy Inc. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,240 | 8,370 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,046 | — | 300 S |
| 2.375 | 8,097 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,016 | — | 550 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 | Apr 6, 2001 | Dec 15, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 15, 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 42-051-31664 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-31664 → 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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