WELL · 42-177-31781 · DISTRICT 1
Walters Ed. L.-Nelson #1
Gonzales County · Peach Creek (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Walters ED. L.-Nelson #1 (API 42-177-31781) is a plugged horizontal well in Gonzales County, plugged August 9, 1994, last operated by Tiza Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued May 18, 1990, permitted to 12,500 ft.
It was permitted by Petro-Hunt Corporation and has since transferred to Tiza Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Operator of record
Permitted by Petro-Hunt Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 1996
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tiza Operating Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Petro-Hunt CorporationMay 18, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 18, 1990
- last permit issued
- Aug 30, 1990
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 30, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 9, 1994
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walters, Ed. L.-Nelson O-1-12825 | Peach Creek (Austin Chalk) | Tiza Operating Company | 2 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Sep 1994 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 373558-97 | Drill | Petro-Hunt Corporation | Jul 20, 1990 | May 18, 1990 | Jul 22, 1990 | 12,500 |
| 373558-98 | Drill | Petro-Hunt Corporation | Jun 5, 1990 | May 18, 1990 | — | 12,500 |
| 373558-99 | Drill | Petro-Hunt Corporation | May 18, 1990 | May 18, 1990 | — | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12825 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 16 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 7,720 | -7,704 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,720 | 9,743 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 800 | 12.25 | 180 S |
| 7 | 7,575 | 8.75 | 2,105 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 | Feb 13, 1991 | Sep 20, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 22, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-177-31781 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-31781 → 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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