WELL · 42-149-32629 · DISTRICT 3
Nietsche-Sylvester Unit #1
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Nietsche-Sylvester Unit #1 (API 42-149-32629) is a plugged horizontal well in Fayette County, plugged January 18, 2000, last operated by Union Pacific Resources Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 1992, permitted to 17,000 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Midway, Navarro, Taylor, Pecan Gap.
Its lease has reported 35.7K barrels of oil and 69.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2000.
Operator of record
Union Pacific Resources Company
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- May 2, 2000
- Permits on file
- 5,638
- Phone
- (817) 321-7424
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Union Pacific Resources Company |
| Production reports | Union Pacific Resources Companythrough Jan 1999 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyNov 10, 1992 |
- 17,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 10, 1992
- last permit issued
- Dec 18, 1992
- completed
- 35.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 69.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2000
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 18, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 18, 2000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nietsche-Sylvester Unit O-3-21756 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Union Pacific Resources Company | 1 | 35.7K | 69.4K | Jan 1993 – Mar 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.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 405155-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Union Pacific Resources Company | Oct 26, 1992 | Nov 10, 1992 | Nov 29, 1992 | 17,000 |
| 399330-99 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | May 15, 1992 | May 20, 1992 | Aug 1, 1992 | 13,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-21756 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 337 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Midway | 5,784 | -5,447 |
| Navarro | 6,560 | -6,223 |
| Taylor | 7,133 | -6,796 |
| Pecan Gap | 7,978 | -7,641 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,372 | -8,035 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,546 | 12,785 | Perforated |
| 9,021 | 12,748 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,865 | 14.75 | 1,175 S |
| 7.625 | 8,546 | 9.875 | 360 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 | Feb 2, 1993 | Jan 14, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Dec 22, 1992 | Sep 23, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 19, 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 42-149-32629 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-32629 → 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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