WELL · 42-149-32708 · DISTRICT 3
Dernehl #1-H #1H
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Producing · Horizontal
Dernehl #1-H #1H (API 42-149-32708) is a horizontal well in Fayette County operated by Paleo Oil Company LLC, completed January 8, 1993 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 16, 1992, permitted to 13,600 ft.
It was permitted by Showdown Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Paleo Oil Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 152K barrels of oil and 296K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Showdown Energy Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Christ, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 47 permits on file · (888) 230-1500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Paleo Oil Company LLC |
| Production reports | Paleo Oil Company LLCthrough Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Showdown Energy CorporationNov 16, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 16, 1992
- last permit issued
- Jan 8, 1993
- completed
- 152K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 296K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 8, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dernehl #1-H O-3-21952 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Paleo Oil Company LLC | 1 | 152K | 296K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,036 · prior 12 5,146(-22%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 11,413 · prior 12 11,003(+4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Showdown Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Mar 1993
- 2Showdown Operating, Inc.Apr 1993 → Dec 1995
- 3Resolution Operating, Inc.Jan 1996 → May 1996
- 4Fortune Operating CompanyJun 1996 → Jan 1999
- 5Texas Vanguard Oil CompanyFeb 2000 → Sep 2013
- 6Trivista Operating LLCOct 2013 → Sep 2018
- 7Ironroc EnergyMar 2022 → Jun 2023
- 8Paleo Oil Company LLCJul 2023 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 406098-99 | Drill | Showdown Energy Corporation | Nov 16, 1992 | Nov 16, 1992 | Nov 18, 1992 | 13,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-21952 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 414 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 9,438 | -9,024 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,565 | 11,858 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,590 | 12.25 | 670 S |
| 7 | 9,565 | 8.75 | 170 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 19, 1993 | Feb 2, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 13, 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 42-149-32708 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-32708 → 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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