WELL · 42-149-30392 · DISTRICT 3
Shorty (Horiz.) Unit #1H
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Shorty (Horiz.) Unit #1H (API 42-149-30392) is a plugged horizontal well in Fayette County, plugged December 30, 1997, last operated by A.J.& M. Oil Company.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1979 and 1994, permitted to 11,500 ft.
It was permitted by Mescalero Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to A.J.& M. Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 18.4K barrels of oil and 50.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 1998.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mescalero Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Flatonia, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 6 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | A.j.& M. Oil Company |
| Production reports | Cibolo Energy Operating, Inc.through Nov 1997 |
| Latest permit | Mescalero Energy, Inc.Sep 15, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 15, 1994
- last permit issued
- Oct 13, 1994
- completed
- 18.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 50.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 13, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 30, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shorty (Horiz.) Unit O-3-12569 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | A.j.& M. Oil Company | 1 | 18.4K | 50.6K | Jan 1993 – Apr 1998 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1WCS Oil and Gas CorporationFeb 1993 → Apr 1994
- 2Mescalero Energy, Inc.May 1994 → Apr 1997
- 3Cibolo Energy Operating, Inc.May 1997 → Nov 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 428056-99 | Drill | Mescalero Energy, Inc. | Sep 15, 1994 | Sep 15, 1994 | Oct 5, 1994 | 11,500 |
| 350798-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | WCS Oil and Gas Corporation | Sep 1, 1988 | Nov 2, 1988 | — | 10,000 |
| 59367-99 | Drill | Coffman, Thomas D. Inc. | Oct 1, 1979 | Oct 1, 1979 | — | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-12569 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 380 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 7,796 | -7,416 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 8,470 | -8,090 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,135 | 8,444 | Perforated |
| 8,135 | 9,096 | Perforated |
| 8,344 | 8,468 | Perforated |
| 8,479 | 8,642 | Perforated |
| 8,769 | 9,019 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,316 | 12.25 | 15 S |
| 2.375 | 8,203 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,689 | 7.875 | — |
| 5.5 | 8,689 | — | — |
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 17, 1995 | Mar 15, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1989 | Dec 23, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 7, 1979 | — |
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 42-149-30392 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-30392 → 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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