WELL · 42-177-30710 · DISTRICT 1
Ward et AL #1
Gonzales County · Smiley SE (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Ward ET AL #1 (API 42-177-30710) is a plugged well in Gonzales County, plugged July 22, 2020, last operated by P.E.C.I. Operators Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 4, 1980, permitted to 9,160 ft.
It was permitted by Adams Exploration CO. and has since transferred to P.E.C.I. Operators Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Adams Exploration Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Hallettsville, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 12, 2020
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | P.E.C.I. Operators Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Adams Exploration Co.Dec 4, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,160
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 4, 1980
- last permit issued
- May 19, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 19, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 22, 2020
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward et AL O-1-7584 | Smiley, SE (Austin Chalk) | P.E.C.I. Operators, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100848-99 | Drill | Adams Exploration Co. | Dec 4, 1980 | Dec 4, 1980 | — | 9,160 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-7584 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,662 | 8,993 | Perforated |
| — | 8,993 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 650 | 12.25 | 490 S |
| 2.375 | 8,606 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 9,160 | 7.875 | 400 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 12, 1984 | May 26, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-177-30710 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-30710 → 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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