WELL · 42-149-31841 · DISTRICT 3
Wessels Unit #1H
Fayette County · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Wessels Unit #1H (API 42-149-31841) is a permitted horizontal well in Fayette County filed by Snyder Oil Corporation; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits (amended once) between 1984 and 1994, permitted to 14,900 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Buda.
Its lease has reported 68.2K barrels of oil and 291K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 5, 1999 · 101 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Enervest Operating, L.L.C.through Jan 2013 |
| Latest permit | Snyder Oil CorporationNov 30, 1994 |
- 14,900
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Nov 30, 1994
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 68.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 291K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wessels Unit O-3-18212 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 2 | 68.2K | 291K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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 → Dec 1996
- 2Rosewood Resources, Inc.Jan 1997 → Apr 2000
- 3Emerald Operating Company, Inc.May 2000 → Aug 2008
- 4Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Nov 2008 → Feb 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 428637-98 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Snyder Oil Corporation | Feb 23, 1995 | Nov 30, 1994 | Jan 14, 1995 | 14,900 |
| 428637-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Snyder Oil Corporation | Sep 29, 1994 | Nov 30, 1994 | — | 14,900 |
| 244181-99 | Drill | Patterson Petroleum, Inc. | Aug 24, 1984 | Jul 5, 1984 | — | 14,000 |
| 244180-99 | Drill | Patterson Petroleum, Inc. | Jun 25, 1984 | Jul 5, 1984 | — | 12,600 |
| 244179-99 | Drill | Patterson Petroleum, Inc. | Jun 25, 1984 | Jul 5, 1984 | — | 12,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-18212 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-18212 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 425 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 10,444 | -10,019 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,970 | -10,545 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 11,675 | -11,250 |
| Buda | 11,760 | -11,335 |
| Edwards | 11,973 | -11,548 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,994 | 14,233 | Perforated |
| 10,995 | 11,164 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,025 | 12.25 | 515 S |
| 7 | 10,094 | 8.75 | 625 S |
| 7 | 10,994 | 8.75 | 7,409 S |
| 7 | — | 8.75 | 485 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 | Jul 1, 1996 | Jun 5, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Mar 23, 1995 | Mar 2, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 16, 1995 | Jan 10, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jan 28, 1985 | Jan 10, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jan 22, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-149-31841 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-31841 → 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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