WELL · 42-177-30841 · DISTRICT 1
Nelson #1
Gonzales County · Peach Creek (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Nelson #1 (API 42-177-30841) is a plugged well in Gonzales County, plugged November 14, 1983, last operated by Tipperary Oil & Gas Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 2011, permitted to 7,000 ft.
It was permitted by Ford, Don H. & Assoc. and has since transferred to Tipperary Oil & Gas Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 2.1K barrels of oil since January 2011, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Tipperary Oil & Gas Corporation
Permitted by Ford, Don H. & Assoc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Denver, CO · P-5 Y, filed Aug 2, 2002 · 187 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tipperary Oil & Gas Corporation |
| Production reports | Greeheyco, Inc.through Dec 2015 |
| Latest permit | Ford, Don H. & Assoc.Jan 14, 2011 |
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
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 14, 2011
- last permit issued
- May 13, 1981
- completed
- 2.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 13, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 14, 1983
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson O-1-15392 | Peach Creek (Austin Chalk) | Ford, Don H. & Assoc. | 1 | 2.1K | 0 | Jan 2011 – 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.
- 1Ford, Don H. & Assoc.Feb 2011 → Mar 2013
- 2Greeheyco, Inc.Apr 2014 → Dec 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 708345-99 | Reenter | Ford, Don H. & Assoc. | Jan 11, 2011 | Jan 14, 2011 | Jan 27, 2011 | 6,500 |
| 110520-99 | Drill | Tipperary Oil & Gas Corporation | Feb 27, 1981 | Feb 27, 1981 | — | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-15392 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 285 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 5,680 | -5,395 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,686 | 6,148 | Perforated |
| 6,070 | 6,090 | Perforated |
| 6,095 | 6,120 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 600 | 12.25 | 400 S |
| 2.375 | 5,683 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 6,230 | 7.875 | 330 S |
| 4.5 | — | 7.875 | 685 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 | Oct 11, 2011 | Mar 4, 2011 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 27, 1981 | — |
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 42-177-30841 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-30841 → 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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