WELL · 42-163-33535 · DISTRICT 1
Stewart - Michael Unit #1
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Producing · Horizontal
Stewart - Michael Unit #1 (API 42-163-33535) is a horizontal well in Frio County operated by Arete Operating Company LLC, completed November 9, 2011 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 28, 2011, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Ricochet Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Arete Operating Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Taylor, Anacacho, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 95K barrels of oil and 42.1K mcf of gas since November 2011, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ricochet Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 10 permits on file · (210) 325-9383
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Arete Operating Company LLC |
| Production reports | Arete Operating Company, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Ricochet Energy, Inc.Sep 28, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 28, 2011
- last permit issued
- Nov 9, 2011
- completed
- 95K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 42.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 9, 2011
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart - Michael Unit O-1-16563 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Arete Operating Company, LLC | 1 | 95K | 42.1K | Nov 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,576 · prior 12 3,531(-27%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ricochet Energy, Inc.Nov 2011 → Jun 2014
- 2Baron Energy Inc.Jul 2014 → Aug 2015
- 3Ogog Operating, LLCOct 2015 → Oct 2017
- 4Mosaic Exploration Operating LLCNov 2017 → Jan 2018
- 5Arete Operating Company, LLCSep 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 725014-99 | Drill | Ricochet Energy, Inc. | Sep 26, 2011 | Sep 28, 2011 | Sep 28, 2011 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-16563 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| TaylorTOP TAYLOR MARL | 4,375 |
| AnacachoTOP ANACACHO | 4,760 |
| Austin ChalkTOP AUSTIN CHALK | 5,075 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,316 | 9,840 | Open hole |
| 5,779 | 10,220 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 672 | 14.75 | 475 S |
| 7.625 | 4,518 | 9.875 | 650 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 30, 2013 | Feb 17, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-163-33535 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-33535 → 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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