TEXAS · WELLS · FAYETTE COUNTY · WELLA MAE LEASE · API 42-149-31980 · DISTRICT 03
Wella Mae #1
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Vertical
Wella Mae #1 (API 42-149-31980) is a plugged well in Fayette County, plugged September 9, 1994, last operated by Browning Oil Company Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 1985, permitted to 13,500 ft.
It was permitted by Heci Exploration Company and has since transferred to Browning Oil Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, False Buda.
Its lease has reported 42 barrels of oil and 3.06K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Heci Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 11, 2026
- Permits on file
- 257
- Phone
- (214) 739-3481
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Browning Oil Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Browning Oil Company, Inc.through Sep 1994 |
| Latest permit | Heci Exploration CompanyJan 23, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 23, 1985
- last permit issued
- Apr 11, 1985
- completed
- 42
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.06K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 11, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 9, 1994
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wella Mae G-3-116978 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | 1 | 42 | 3.06K | Jan 1993 – Sep 1994 |
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.
- 1Browning Oil Company, Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 264955-99 | Drill | Heci Exploration Company | Jan 23, 1985 | Jan 23, 1985 | — | 13,500 |
| 264950-99 | Drill | Heci Exploration Company | Jan 23, 1985 | Jan 23, 1985 | — | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1985 | Wella Mae G-3-116978 | Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) | Browning Oil Company Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 446 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 11,795 | -11,349 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 12,368 | -11,922 |
| False Buda | 12,464 | -12,018 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,292 | 12,368 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,033 | 12.25 | 1,175 S |
| 7 | 11,730 | 8.75 | 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jul 18, 1985 | May 15, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jul 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 42-149-31980 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-31980 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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