WELL · 42-177-31134 · DISTRICT 1
Epsteind #6
Gonzales County · Peach Creek (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Epsteind #6 (API 42-177-31134) is a plugged well in Gonzales County, plugged February 15, 1999, last operated by Tdc Engineering Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1987, permitted to 7,237 ft.
It was permitted by Royal Oil & Gas Corp. and has since transferred to Tdc Engineering Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Buda.
Its lease has reported 21.9K barrels of oil and 2.42K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 1999. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Royal Oil & Gas Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 227 permits on file · (325) 668-6333
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | TDC Engineering Inc. |
| Production reports | Sabre Operating, Inc.through Jan 1996 |
| Latest permit | Royal Oil & Gas Corp.Jul 15, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,237
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 15, 1987
- last permit issued
- Jul 16, 1987
- completed
- 21.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.42K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 16, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 15, 1999
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; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epsteind O-1-8448 | Peach Creek (Austin Chalk) | TDC Engineering, Inc. | 3 | 21.9K | 2.42K | Jan 1993 – Oct 1999 |
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.
- 1Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas CorpJan 1993 → Mar 1995
- 2Sabre Operating, Inc.Apr 1995 → Jan 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 332645-99 | Recompletion | Royal Oil & Gas Corp. | Jul 9, 1987 | Jul 15, 1987 | — | 7,237 |
| 137018-99 | Drill | Burns, R. L. Corporation | Oct 16, 1981 | Oct 16, 1981 | — | 7,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-8448 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 271 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 6,475 | -6,204 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,647 | -6,376 |
| Buda | 7,065 | -6,794 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,647 | 6,771 | Perforated |
| 7,070 | 7,154 | Perforated |
| — | 7,154 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,397 | 13.25 | 1,025 S |
| 2.375 | 6,954 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 7,237 | 8.75 | 640 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 | Aug 18, 1987 | Jul 21, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 28, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 7, 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 42-177-31134 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-31134 → 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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