TEXAS · WELLS · FAYETTE COUNTY · STELLA LEASE · API 42-149-30688 · DISTRICT 03
Stella #1
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Stella #1 (API 42-149-30688) is a plugged well in Fayette County, plugged June 30, 2004, last operated by Tex-Lee Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 6, 1980, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Sage Energy Company and has since transferred to Tex-Lee Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 6.03K barrels of oil and 29.8K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sage Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Giddings, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- May 28, 2026
- Permits on file
- 84
- Phone
- (979) 542-1261
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tex-Lee Operating Company |
| Production reports | Tex-Lee Operating Companythrough Dec 2002 |
| Latest permit | Sage Energy CompanyAug 6, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 6, 1980
- last permit issued
- Aug 19, 1983
- completed
- 6.03K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 29.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2002
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 19, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 30, 2004
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stella O-3-16819 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Tex-Lee Operating Company | 1 | 6.03K | 29.8K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2002 |
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.
- 1Sage Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 1994
- 2Lynco Oilfield Equipment, Inc.Mar 1994 → Jul 1994
- 3Tex-Lee Operating CompanyAug 1994 → Dec 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89561-99 | Drill | Sage Energy Company | Aug 6, 1980 | Aug 6, 1980 | — | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 1983 | Stella O-3-16819 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Tex-Lee Operating Company | Plugged | — |
| Oct 23, 1982 | Ginger Unit G-3-103302 | Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) | Sage Energy Company | Plugged | — |
| Dec 29, 1980 | Ginger Unit O-3-13652 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Sage Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,796 | 8,906 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,855 | 12.25 | 1,800 S |
| 8.625 | 3,855 | — | 1,800 S |
| 2.375 | 8,757 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 8,773 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 9,074 | 7.875 | 650 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 24, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 10, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 9, 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 42-149-30688 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-30688 → 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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