TEXAS · WELLS · FAYETTE COUNTY · WILLIE UNIT LEASE · API 42-149-31281 · DISTRICT 03
Willie Unit #1
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Willie Unit #1 (API 42-149-31281) is a plugged horizontal well in Fayette County, plugged August 27, 2003, last operated by Anadarko E&P Company LP.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1996, permitted to 11,300 ft.
It was permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company and has since transferred to Anadarko E&P Company LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 227K barrels of oil and 850K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 2003.
Operator of record
Permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 27, 2012
- Permits on file
- 2,635
- Phone
- (832) 636-3130
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Anadarko E&P Company LP |
| Production reports | Anadarko E&P Company LPthrough Jul 2003 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyMay 20, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 20, 1996
- last permit issued
- May 21, 1996
- completed
- 227K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 850K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 21, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 27, 2003
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Unit O-3-15354 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Anadarko E&P Company LP | 1 | 227K | 850K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2003 |
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.
- 1Cirrus Production CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 1995
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanyJan 1996 → Jan 2001
- 3Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 4Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Jul 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 445170-98 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Union Pacific Resources Company | Apr 2, 1996 | May 20, 1996 | Apr 21, 1996 | 11,100 |
| 143161-99 | Drill | Champlin Exploration, Inc. | Dec 8, 1981 | Dec 8, 1981 | — | 11,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 1996 | Willie Unit O-3-15354 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Anadarko E&P Company LP | Plugged | — |
| May 21, 1996 | Willie Unit O-3-15354 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Anadarko E&P Company LP | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 420 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 9,735 | -9,315 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 10,490 | -10,070 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,729 | 9,912 | Perforated |
| 9,782 | 12,830 | Perforated |
| 10,183 | 10,485 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,785 | 12.25 | 870 S |
| 2.875 | 9,616 | — | — |
| 7 | 9,729 | 8.75 | 70 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 | Aug 14, 1996 | Jun 6, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 17, 1990 | Jun 15, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 12, 1982 | — |
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 42-149-31281 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-31281 → 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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