WELL · 42-149-31961 · DISTRICT 3
Sampson Unit #1
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Sampson Unit #1 (API 42-149-31961) is a plugged well in Fayette County, plugged January 16, 1991, last operated by Browning Oil Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 7, 1984, permitted to 10,900 ft.
It was permitted by Humble Exploration CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Browning Oil Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Operator of record
Permitted by Humble Exploration Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 257 permits on file · (214) 960-9082
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Browning Oil Company Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Humble Exploration Co., Inc.Dec 7, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 7, 1984
- last permit issued
- Dec 20, 1984
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 20, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 16, 1991
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-3-18412 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 260325-99 | Drill | Humble Exploration Co., Inc. | Oct 31, 1984 | Dec 7, 1984 | — | 10,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-18412 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 437 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 9,040 | -8,603 |
| Austin Chalk | 9,557 | -9,120 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 10,319 | -9,882 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,104 | 10,318 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,565 | 12.25 | 885 S |
| 5.5 | 10,410 | 8.75 | 525 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 | Apr 9, 1985 | Jan 7, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Apr 3, 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 42-149-31961 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-31961 → 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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