WELL · 42-149-31352 · DISTRICT 3
Appelt Unit C #8H
Fayette County · Giddings (Edwards Gas) field · Horizontal
Appelt Unit C #8H (API 42-149-31352) is a plugged horizontal well in Fayette County, plugged November 15, 2017, last operated by Torch Operating Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1982 and 1991, permitted to 14,000 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its 2 leases have reported 75.2K barrels of oil and 500K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
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 | Sandel Operating Companythrough Feb 2016 |
| Latest permit | Torch Operating CompanyJan 24, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 24, 1991
- last permit issued
- Jul 7, 1982
- completed
- 75.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 500K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 7, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 15, 2017
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 2 leases this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appelt "B" O-3-21167 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Sandel Operating Company | 1 | 75.2K | 500K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — G-3-101232 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 → Aug 1997
- 2Bellwether Exploration CompanySep 1997 → May 2001
- 3Mission Resources CorporationJun 2001 → Nov 2002
- 4Sandel Energy, Inc.Dec 2002 → Jun 2003
- 5Sandel Operating CompanyJul 2003 → Apr 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 383858-99 | Other | Torch Operating Company | Jan 24, 1991 | Jan 24, 1991 | Feb 19, 1991 | 14,000 |
| 159581-99 | Drill | Delhi Oil Corp. & NRM | Apr 12, 1982 | Apr 12, 1982 | May 5, 1982 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-101232 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-21167 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 450 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 10,573 | -10,123 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,573 | 14,166 | Perforated |
| 11,774 | 11,798 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,919 | 12.25 | 975 S |
| 7 | 10,569 | 8.75 | 375 S |
| 2.375 | 11,680 | — | — |
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 18, 1991 | May 7, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 12, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 17, 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 42-149-31352 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-31352 → 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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