TEXAS · WELLS · FAYETTE COUNTY · WERLEIN LEASE · API 42-149-32558 · DISTRICT 03
Werlein #1
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal
Werlein #1 (API 42-149-32558) is a plugged horizontal well in Fayette County, plugged July 26, 1996, last operated by Marathon Oil Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 19, 1991, permitted to 11,400 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Anacacho, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 10.6K barrels of oil and 28K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 1996.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 14, 2025
- Permits on file
- 3,707
- Phone
- (281) 293-1000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Marathon Oil Company |
| Production reports | Marathon Oil Companythrough Feb 1996 |
| Latest permit | Marathon Oil CompanyDec 19, 1991 |
- 11,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 19, 1991
- last permit issued
- Jan 23, 1992
- completed
- 10.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 28K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 23, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 26, 1996
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Werlein O-3-21427 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Marathon Oil Company | 1 | 10.6K | 28K | Jan 1993 – Sep 1996 |
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.
- 1Marathon Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 394977-99 | Drill | Marathon Oil Company | Dec 12, 1991 | Dec 19, 1991 | Jan 13, 1992 | 11,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 1992 | Werlein O-3-21427 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Marathon Oil Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 357 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacacho | 8,398 | -8,041 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,619 | -8,262 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,658 | 13,500 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 42 | 24 | — |
| 9.625 | 1,004 | 12.25 | 420 S |
| 7 | 8,658 | 8.75 | 780 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 15, 1992 | Mar 13, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 9, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-149-32558 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-32558 → 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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