TEXAS · WELLS · FAYETTE COUNTY · LUDWIG LEASE · API 42-149-32018 · DISTRICT 03
Ludwig #1
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Vertical
Ludwig #1 (API 42-149-32018) is a plugged well in Fayette County, plugged February 17, 2010, last operated by Geosouthern Energy Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 16, 1985, permitted to 12,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 559 barrels of oil and 41.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Geosouthern Energy Corporation
- Based in
- The Woodlands, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 10, 2026
- Permits on file
- 453
- Phone
- (281) 363-9161
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Geosouthern Energy Corporation |
| Production reports | Geosouthern Energy Corporationthrough Mar 1994 |
| Latest permit | Geosouthern Energy CorporationApr 16, 1985 |
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 16, 1985
- last permit issued
- Feb 10, 1986
- completed
- 559
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 41.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 10, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 17, 2010
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludwig G-3-120047 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Geosouthern Energy Corporation | 1 | 559 | 41.9K | Jan 1993 – Mar 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.
- 1Geosouthern Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Mar 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 272452-99 | Drill | Geosouthern Energy Corporation | Apr 12, 1985 | Apr 16, 1985 | Dec 31, 1985 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 1986 | Ludwig G-3-120047 | Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) | Geosouthern Energy Corporation | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 373 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 10,162 | -9,789 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,824 | -10,451 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 11,429 | -11,056 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,896 | 10,926 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,470 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 7 | 10,700 | 8.75 | 255 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 | Mar 17, 1986 | Feb 20, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 1, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-149-32018 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-32018 → 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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