WELL · 42-149-31883 · DISTRICT 3
Fuchs Unit #1A
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Fuchs Unit #1A (API 42-149-31883) is a plugged well in Fayette County, plugged July 14, 1995, last operated by Marathon Oil Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 31, 1984, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Wcs Oil And Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Marathon Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Operator of record
Permitted by WCS Oil and Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 14, 2025
- Permits on file
- 3,707
- Phone
- (281) 293-1000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Marathon Oil Company |
| Production reports | Marathon Oil Companythrough Feb 1993 |
| Latest permit | WCS Oil and Gas CorporationAug 31, 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
- Aug 31, 1984
- last permit issued
- Oct 2, 1984
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 577
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 2, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 14, 1995
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuchs Unit O-3-17985 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Marathon Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 577 | Jan 1993 – Sep 1995 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250219-99 | Drill | WCS Oil and Gas Corporation | Oct 5, 1984 | Aug 31, 1984 | Sep 10, 1984 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-17985 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 390 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 9,470 | -9,080 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,074 | -9,684 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,060 | 10,108 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,568 | 12.25 | 810 S |
| 7 | 10,060 | 8.75 | 150 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 | Oct 25, 1984 | Oct 9, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Oct 19, 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 42-149-31883 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-31883 → 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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