WELL · 42-051-33608 · DISTRICT 3
Narwhal Unit #1
Burleson County · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Narwhal Unit #1 (API 42-051-33608) is a permitted horizontal well in Burleson County filed by Anadarko E&P Company LP; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 2002 and 2003, permitted to 7,700 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Lower Cretaceous, Buda.
Its 2 leases have reported 205K barrels of oil and 178K mcf of gas since April 2002, 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 | none |
| Production reports | Wildfire Energy Operating LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Anadarko E&P Company LPApr 9, 2003 |
- 7,700
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Apr 9, 2003
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 205K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 178K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2002 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narwhal Unit O-3-24217 | Giddings (Buda) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 1 | 199K | 175K | Apr 2002 – Jul 2026 |
| Narwhal Unit O-3-24372 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Anadarko E&P Company LP | 1 | 5.76K | 2.78K | Sep 2002 – Aug 2003 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,224 · prior 12 2,757(-19%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,317 · prior 12 2,442(-5%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Rme Petroleum CompanyApr 2002 → Nov 2002
- 2Anadarko E&P Company LPSep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 528403-99 | Drill · sidetrack | Anadarko E&P Company LP | Feb 12, 2003 | Apr 9, 2003 | Apr 1, 2002 | 7,700 |
| 516056-97 | Drill | Rme Petroleum Company | May 28, 2002 | Jan 25, 2002 | — | 7,700 |
| 516056-98 | Drill | Rme Petroleum Company | Feb 19, 2002 | Jan 25, 2002 | Mar 15, 2002 | 7,700 |
| 516056-99 | Drill | Rme Petroleum Company | Dec 12, 2001 | Jan 25, 2002 | — | 7,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-24217 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-24372 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 335 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 6,667 | -6,332 |
| Lower Cretaceous | 6,929 | -6,594 |
| Buda | 7,101 | -6,766 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,713 | 10,241 | Perforated |
| 6,783 | 10,238 | Perforated |
| 6,815 | 8,446 | Perforated |
| 7,481 | 10,375 | Perforated |
| 7,487 | 8,022 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 3,625 | 14.75 | 2,134 S |
| 7.625 | 7,481 | 9.875 | 426 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 28, 2003 | Jun 27, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Sep 11, 2003 | Sep 24, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 21, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 2, 2003 | Sep 24, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 3, 2002 | May 28, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 16, 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 42-051-33608 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-33608 → 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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