WELL · 42-149-32853 · DISTRICT 3
Cliffhanger OL Unit #1
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Shut IN · Horizontal
Cliffhanger OL Unit #1 (API 42-149-32853) is a horizontal well in Fayette County operated by Redbud E & P Inc., completed April 20, 1994 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 24, 1994, permitted to 11,864 ft.
It was permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company and has since transferred to Redbud E & P Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Midway, Navarro, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 122K barrels of oil and 656K mcf of gas since April 1994, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Giddings, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 9, 2026
- Permits on file
- 14
- Phone
- (979) 542-3085
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Redbud E & P Inc. |
| Production reports | Ineos USA Oil & Gas LLCthrough Jun 2023 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyJan 24, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,864
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 24, 1994
- last permit issued
- Apr 20, 1994
- completed
- 122K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 656K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 20, 1994
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2023
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliffhanger OL Unit O-3-22456 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Redbud E & P, Inc. | 2 | 122K | 656K | Apr 1994 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyMay 1994 → Jan 2001
- 2Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 3Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Aug 2007
- 4Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Sep 2007 → Aug 2017
- 5Crawford Hughes Operating Co.Sep 2017 → Jul 2019
- 6Ineos USA Oil & Gas LLCAug 2019 → Jun 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 420384-99 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Jan 21, 1994 | Jan 24, 1994 | Feb 28, 1994 | 8,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 1994 | Cliffhanger OL Unit O-3-22456 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Redbud E & P Inc. | Shut IN · shut in Feb 1, 2023 | 11,864 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 290 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Midway | 5,130 | -4,840 |
| Navarro | 6,010 | -5,720 |
| Pecan Gap | 7,275 | -6,985 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,580 | -7,290 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,668 | 10,820 | Perforated |
| 7,741 | 11,840 | Perforated |
| 7,879 | 8,295 | Perforated |
| 76,241 | 11,864 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,071 | 14.75 | 720 S |
| 7.625 | 7,741 | 9.875 | 355 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 | Aug 31, 1994 | Jul 29, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 15, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-149-32853 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-32853 → 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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