WELL · 42-149-32098 · DISTRICT 3
Gau #1
Fayette County · Reuter (Edwards) field · Producing · Sidetrack
Gau #1 (API 42-149-32098) is a well in Fayette County operated by Higher Standard Oil Company Inc., completed December 27, 1999 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2012.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1985 and 2002, permitted to 12,567 ft.
It was permitted by Crimson Energy Company, LC and has since transferred to Higher Standard Oil Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its 2 leases have reported 3.49K barrels of oil and 38.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Higher Standard Oil Company Inc.
Permitted by Crimson Energy Company, LC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Frisco, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- May 29, 2025
- Permits on file
- 11
- Phone
- (214) 762-7296
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Chaparral Energy, L.L.C.through Mar 2012 |
| Latest permit | Crimson Energy Company, LCMay 3, 2002 |
- 12,567
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 3, 2002
- last permit issued
- Dec 27, 1999
- completed
- 3.49K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 38.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 27, 1999
- Shut in
- Apr 1, 2012
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent (D)
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gau G-3-176209 | Reuter (Edwards) | Higher Standard Oil Company,inc. | 1 | 0 | 11.2K | Dec 1999 – Jul 2026 |
| Gau O-3-18982 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Geosouthern Energy Corporation | 1 | 3.49K | 27.4K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2000 |
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.
- 1Powerline Energy Corp.Jan 1993 → Oct 1993
- 2Reserve Production, Inc.Nov 1993 → Mar 1997
- 3Mineral Technologies, Inc.Apr 1997 → Apr 1998
- 4Geosouthern Energy CorporationMay 1998 → Mar 2001
- 5Crimson Energy Company, LCApr 2001 → Mar 2004
- 6Huber, J. M., CorporationApr 2004 → Apr 2004
- 7Huber Energy Panhandle L.P.Jun 2004 → Sep 2004
- 8Huber Energy L.P.Oct 2004 → Oct 2005
- 9Chaparral Energy, L.L.C.Nov 2005 → Mar 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 519655-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Crimson Energy Company, LC | May 3, 2002 | May 3, 2002 | — | 12,700 |
| 479574-99 | Recompletion | Geosouthern Energy Corporation | Sep 21, 1998 | Sep 23, 1998 | Nov 11, 1998 | 11,630 |
| 286544-99 | Drill | Patterson Petroleum, Inc. | Dec 19, 1985 | Oct 4, 1985 | Oct 8, 1985 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 1999 | Gau G-3-176209 | Reuter (Edwards) | Higher Standard Oil Company Inc. | Producing · shut in Apr 1, 2012 | 12,567 |
| Dec 31, 1985 | Gau O-3-18982 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Geosouthern Energy Corporation | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 418 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 10,384 | -9,966 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,835 | -10,417 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 11,581 | -11,163 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,388 | 11,562 | Perforated |
| 12,312 | 12,322 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,040 | 12.25 | 395 S |
| 7 | 10,860 | 8.75 | 275 S |
| 7 | 10,894 | 8.75 | 750 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 13, 2000 | Jan 26, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 28, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 23, 1986 | Jan 7, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 16, 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 42-149-32098 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-32098 → 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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