WELL · 42-163-32843 · DISTRICT 1
Gidley #1 A
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Gidley #1 A (API 42-163-32843) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged April 1, 1998, last operated by Ginco Operating CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 12, 1990, permitted to 7,000 ft.
It was permitted by Tide West Oil Company and has since transferred to Ginco Operating CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Anachacho, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 4.27K barrels of oil and 17 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Tide West Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 4 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ginco Operating Co. |
| Production reports | Ginco Operating Co.through Oct 1995 |
| Latest permit | Tide West Oil CompanySep 12, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 12, 1990
- last permit issued
- Oct 29, 1990
- completed
- 4.27K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 17
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 29, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 1, 1998
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gidley O-1-12787 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Ginco Operating Co. | 1 | 4.27K | 17 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Tide West Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 1994
- 2Horizon Natural Resources, Inc.Mar 1994 → Apr 1994
- 3Senora Resources, Inc.Dec 1994 → Dec 1994
- 4Ginco Operating Co.Sep 1995 → Oct 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 377881-99 | Drill | Tide West Oil Company | Sep 12, 1990 | Sep 12, 1990 | Sep 14, 1990 | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12787 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 12 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anachacho | 5,940 | -5,928 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,190 | -6,178 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,963 | 6,360 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 727 | 14.75 | 480 S |
| 7 | 5,960 | 9.875 | 290 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 | Jan 30, 1991 | Dec 9, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 14, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-163-32843 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-32843 → 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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