WELL · 42-149-31948 · DISTRICT 3
Van Wart B #1
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Van Wart B #1 (API 42-149-31948) is a plugged well in Fayette County, plugged September 4, 2007, last operated by Tex-Lee Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 16, 1984, permitted to 8,750 ft.
It was permitted by Fargo Energy Corporation (A) and has since transferred to Tex-Lee Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Midway, Navarro, Taylor, Pecan Gap.
Its lease has reported 19.5K barrels of oil and 3.95K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in November 2007.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fargo Energy Corporation (A); the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Giddings, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 84 permits on file · (979) 250-3094
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tex-Lee Operating Company |
| Production reports | Tex-Lee Operating Companythrough May 2007 |
| Latest permit | Fargo Energy Corporation (A)Nov 16, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,750
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 16, 1984
- last permit issued
- Dec 17, 1984
- completed
- 19.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.95K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2007
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 17, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 4, 2007
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Wart "B" O-3-18179 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Tex-Lee Operating Company | 1 | 19.5K | 3.95K | Jan 1993 – Nov 2007 |
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.
- 1Sage Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Aug 1997
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanySep 1997 → Nov 1999
- 3Tex-Lee Operating CompanyDec 1999 → May 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 258085-99 | Drill | Fargo Energy Corporation (A) | Nov 16, 1984 | Nov 16, 1984 | — | 8,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-18179 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 405 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,903 | 8,110 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,435 | 12.25 | 1,450 S |
| 5.5 | 7,943 | 7.875 | 375 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 | Jan 21, 1985 | Dec 21, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 9, 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 42-149-31948 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-31948 → 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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