WELL · 42-149-30833 · DISTRICT 3
Appelt Unit A #3
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Vertical
Appelt Unit A #3 (API 42-149-30833) is a plugged well in Fayette County, plugged July 6, 2006, last operated by Torch Operating Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1998, permitted to 11,813 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Midway, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its 4 leases have reported 1.63K barrels of oil and 102K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in January 2009. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 5, 2001 · 234 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Torch Operating Company |
| Production reports | Torch Energy Services, Inc.through May 2006 |
| Latest permit | Torch Operating CompanyFeb 27, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,813
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 27, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jun 16, 1998
- completed
- 1.63K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 102K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 16, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 6, 2006
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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appelt Unit "A" O-3-23654 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Torch Energy Services, Inc. | 1 | 1.63K | 23.4K | Feb 1999 – Jan 2009 |
| Appelt Unit "A" G-3-189788 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Torch Energy Services, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 3.42K | Jun 2002 – Jul 2006 |
| Appelt Unit "A" G-3-169775 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Torch Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 11.1K | Jun 1998 – Mar 1999 |
| Appelt Unit "A" G-3-92211 | Giddings (Edwards, Gas) | Torch Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 64.4K | Jan 1993 – Nov 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.
- 1Torch Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Mar 2001
- 2Torch Energy Services, Inc.Aug 2002 → May 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 473865-99 | Recompletion | Torch Operating Company | Feb 27, 1998 | Feb 27, 1998 | May 28, 1998 | 11,813 |
| 101281-99 | Drill | Delhi Oil Corp. & NRM | Dec 8, 1980 | Dec 8, 1980 | — | 11,813 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-92211 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-169775 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-189788 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-23654 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 535 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| MidwayTOP MIDWAY | 7,540 | -7,005 |
| Pecan Gap | 10,003 | -9,468 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,500 | -9,965 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 11,234 | -10,699 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,110 | 11,220 | Perforated |
| 11,686 | 11,720 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,801 | 12.25 | 720 S |
| 7 | 10,296 | 8.75 | 450 S |
| 2.875 | 11,490 | — | — |
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 | Sep 9, 2002 | Jul 24, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Aug 8, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | May 18, 1999 | Mar 26, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Apr 29, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 28, 1998 | Sep 2, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 14, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 13, 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 42-149-30833 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-30833 → 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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