WELL · 42-149-30479 · DISTRICT 3
Chief #1RE
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Chief #1RE (API 42-149-30479) is a plugged horizontal well in Fayette County, plugged August 28, 1987, last operated by Sage Energy Company.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1980 and 1997, permitted to 12,500 ft.
It was permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company and has since transferred to Sage Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 193K barrels of oil and 430K mcf of gas since September 1996, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- San Antonio, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 10, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,060
- Phone
- (210) 404-2828
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sage Energy Company |
| Production reports | Ineos USA Oil & Gas LLCthrough Jan 2025 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyMay 5, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- May 5, 1997
- last permit issued
- Jun 11, 1980
- completed
- 193K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 430K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 11, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 28, 1987
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Unit O-3-23070 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Redbud E & P, Inc. | 1 | 193K | 430K | Sep 1996 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 46(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanySep 1996 → Jan 2001
- 2Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 3Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Jul 2007
- 4Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Aug 2007 → Aug 2017
- 5Crawford Hughes Operating Co.Nov 2017 → Jul 2019
- 6Ineos USA Oil & Gas LLCAug 2019 → Jun 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 461938-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Union Pacific Resources Company | May 5, 1997 | May 5, 1997 | May 26, 1997 | 12,500 |
| 446958-98 | Reenter · sidetrack | Union Pacific Resources Company | Jul 9, 1996 | Apr 16, 1996 | Jul 26, 1996 | 9,900 |
| 446958-99 | Reenter · sidetrack | Union Pacific Resources Company | Apr 15, 1996 | Apr 16, 1996 | — | 9,900 |
| 71412-99 | Drill | Sage Energy Company | Feb 1, 1980 | Feb 1, 1980 | — | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-23070 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 281 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 8,945 | -8,664 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,995 | 12,463 | Perforated |
| 8,995 | 12,720 | Perforated |
| 9,510 | 9,645 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,040 | 14.75 | 1,145 S |
| 8.625 | 3,479 | 12.75 | 1,150 S |
| 5.5 | 8,995 | 7.875 | 350 S |
| 2.375 | 9,441 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,833 | 7.875 | 450 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 21, 1997 | Jul 25, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 5, 1996 | Oct 4, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 24, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 23, 1980 | — |
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 42-149-30479 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-30479 → 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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