WELL · 42-149-32177 · DISTRICT 3
Ruth Unit #1
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Ruth Unit #1 (API 42-149-32177) is a plugged horizontal well in Fayette County, plugged April 27, 2007, last operated by Wcs Oil & Gas Corporation.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1986 and 1993, permitted to 11,500 ft.
It was permitted by United Oil & Minerals, Inc. and has since transferred to Wcs Oil & Gas Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 83.7K barrels of oil and 892K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2007.
Operator of record
Permitted by United Oil & Minerals, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 28, 2021
- Permits on file
- 44
- Phone
- (214) 357-9116
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | WCS Oil & Gas Corporation |
| Production reports | WCS Oil & Gas Corporationthrough Nov 2006 |
| Latest permit | United Oil & Minerals, Inc.Jun 9, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Jun 9, 1993
- last permit issued
- Jul 3, 1993
- completed
- 83.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 892K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2007
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 3, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 27, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Unit O-3-19341 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | WCS Oil & Gas Corporation | 1 | 83.7K | 892K | Jan 1993 – Jun 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.
- 1United Oil & Minerals, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1998
- 2WCS Oil and Gas CorporationJan 1999 → Apr 2005
- 3WCS Oil & Gas CorporationMay 2005 → Nov 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 412615-98 | Recompletion · sidetrack | United Oil & Minerals, Inc. | Sep 23, 1993 | Jun 9, 1993 | — | 11,500 |
| 412615-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | United Oil & Minerals, Inc. | Jun 9, 1993 | Jun 9, 1993 | Jun 22, 1993 | 10,000 |
| 389139-98 | Drill | United Oil & Minerals, Inc. | Jul 14, 1992 | Jun 20, 1991 | — | 10,900 |
| 389139-99 | Drill | United Oil & Minerals, Inc. | Jun 20, 1991 | Jun 20, 1991 | May 23, 1991 | 10,000 |
| 303630-99 | Drill | United Oil & Minerals, Inc. | Jun 25, 1986 | Jun 27, 1986 | — | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-19341 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 332 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 9,850 | -9,518 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,197 | -9,865 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 10,954 | -10,622 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,230 | 10,918 | Perforated |
| 10,230 | 10,954 | Perforated |
| 10,847 | 11,320 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,624 | 12.25 | 775 S |
| 9.625 | 2,624 | — | — |
| 7 | 10,230 | 8.75 | 135 S |
| 7 | 10,230 | — | — |
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 | Oct 11, 1993 | Jul 13, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 15, 1992 | Aug 16, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 22, 1986 | Aug 20, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 8, 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 42-149-32177 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-32177 → 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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