WELL · 42-149-31721 · DISTRICT 3
Rauch #1
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Rauch #1 (API 42-149-31721) is a plugged well in Fayette County, plugged February 17, 1997, last operated by Snyder Oil Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 26, 1984, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Patterson Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Snyder Oil Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 1.16K barrels of oil and 35.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2003.
Operator of record
Permitted by Patterson Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 22, 1998
- Permits on file
- 101
- Phone
- (817) 882-5928
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Snyder Oil Corporation |
| Production reports | Snyder Oil Corporationthrough Feb 1995 |
| Latest permit | Patterson Petroleum, Inc.Jan 26, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 26, 1984
- last permit issued
- May 7, 1984
- completed
- 1.16K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 35.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 7, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 17, 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rauch O-3-17609 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Snyder Oil Corporation | 1 | 1.16K | 35.6K | Jan 1993 – Aug 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.
- 1Snyder Oil CorporationJan 1993 → Feb 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 227496-99 | Drill | Patterson Petroleum, Inc. | Jan 20, 1984 | Jan 26, 1984 | — | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-17609 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 463 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 10,445 | -9,982 |
| Austin Chalk | 11,048 | -10,585 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 11,690 | -11,227 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,428 | 11,668 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,002 | 12.25 | 400 sx |
| 7 | 11,029 | 8.75 | 245 sx |
| 7 | — | 8.75 | 500 sx |
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 | Jun 8, 1984 | May 21, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jun 2, 1984 | May 21, 1984 | — |
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 42-149-31721 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-31721 → 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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