WELL · 42-177-30987 · DISTRICT 1
Tauch David R. #1
Gonzales County · Waelder South (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Tauch David R. #1 (API 42-177-30987) is a well in Gonzales County operated by Premium Exploration Company, completed July 25, 1981.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1985, permitted to 9,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Navarro, Pecan Gap, Lower Chalk.
Its lease has reported 23.4K barrels of oil and 334 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Early, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 29, 2025 · 29 permits on file · (713) 991-1180
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Premium Exploration Company |
| Production reports | Premium Exploration Companythrough Apr 2021 |
| Latest permit | Premium Exploration CompanyMar 26, 1985 |
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 26, 1985
- last permit issued
- Jul 25, 1981
- completed
- 23.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 334
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 25, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tauch, David R. et UX O-1-10550 | Waelder, South (Escondido) | Premium Exploration Company | 1 | 23.4K | 334 | 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.
- 1Premium Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 270669-99 | Recompletion | Premium Exploration Company | Apr 11, 1985 | Mar 26, 1985 | — | 8,217 |
| 121505-99 | Drill | Mutual Oil of America, Inc. | Jun 4, 1981 | Jun 4, 1981 | Jun 9, 1981 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-10550 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 344 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,205 | 6,208 | Perforated |
| 6,220 | 6,228 | Perforated |
| 6,230 | 6,234 | Perforated |
| 6,252 | 6,256 | Perforated |
| 8,008 | 8,110 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,764 | 12.75 | 1,020 S |
| 2.875 | 6,500 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 7,683 | 7.875 | 310 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 | Sep 18, 1985 | Aug 5, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Sep 7, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | May 13, 1985 | Apr 15, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Apr 25, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 17, 1982 | — |
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 42-177-30987 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-30987 → 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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