WELL · 42-149-32682 · DISTRICT 3
Appelt D #3H
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal
Appelt D #3H (API 42-149-32682) is a plugged horizontal well in Fayette County, plugged June 28, 2005, last operated by Torch Energy Services Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 4, 1992, permitted to 15,000 ft.
It was permitted by Torch Operating Company and has since transferred to Torch Energy Services Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 57.2K barrels of oil and 402K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in January 2009.
Operator of record
Permitted by Torch Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2011 · 8 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Torch Energy Services Inc. |
| Production reports | Torch Energy Services, Inc.through Jun 2005 |
| Latest permit | Torch Operating CompanySep 4, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 4, 1992
- last permit issued
- Dec 7, 1992
- completed
- 57.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 402K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 7, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 28, 2005
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appelt "D" O-3-21889 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Torch Energy Services, Inc. | 1 | 57.2K | 402K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2009 |
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.
- 1Torch Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 2002
- 2Torch Energy Services, Inc.Feb 2002 → Jun 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 402825-98 | Drill | Torch Operating Company | Sep 11, 1992 | Sep 4, 1992 | Oct 21, 1992 | 15,000 |
| 402825-99 | Drill | Torch Operating Company | Aug 27, 1992 | Sep 4, 1992 | — | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-21889 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 492 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 10,137 | -9,645 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,653 | -10,161 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,798 | 13,410 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 60 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 3,548 | 14.75 | 1,840 S |
| 7 | 10,798 | 9.875 | 820 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 23, 1993 | Dec 17, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 17, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-149-32682 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-32682 → 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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