WELL · 42-149-31943 · DISTRICT 3
Ella Unit #1
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Ella Unit #1 (API 42-149-31943) is a plugged well in Fayette County, plugged April 2, 1990, last operated by Heci Exploration Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 12, 1984, permitted to 12,100 ft.
It was permitted by Humble Exploration CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Heci Exploration Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Operator of record
Permitted by Humble Exploration Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Giddings, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 9, 1991 · 86 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Heci Exploration Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Humble Exploration Co., Inc.Nov 12, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 12, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jan 21, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 21, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 2, 1990
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — O-3-18321 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 257406-99 | Drill | Humble Exploration Co., Inc. | Nov 12, 1984 | Nov 12, 1984 | Nov 26, 1984 | 12,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-18321 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 395 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 10,847 | -10,452 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 11,487 | -11,092 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,348 | 11,485 | Perforated |
| — | 11,485 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,820 | 12.25 | 560 S |
| 7 | 10,784 | 8.75 | 280 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 | Mar 7, 1985 | Feb 13, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Mar 1, 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 42-149-31943 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-31943 → 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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