WELL · 42-177-31874 · DISTRICT 1
Butler W. E. #1
Gonzales County · First Shot (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Butler W. E. #1 (API 42-177-31874) is a plugged horizontal well in Gonzales County, plugged March 20, 1992, last operated by Petro-Hunt Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 1, 1991, permitted to 10,600 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 6, 1998
- Permits on file
- 60
- Phone
- (214) 880-8400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Petro-Hunt Corporation |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Petro-Hunt CorporationFeb 1, 1991 |
- 10,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 1, 1991
- last permit issued
- Mar 14, 1991
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 14, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 20, 1992
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — O-1-12995 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 384148-98 | Drill | Petro-Hunt Corporation | Apr 11, 1991 | Feb 1, 1991 | — | 10,600 |
| 384148-99 | Drill | Petro-Hunt Corporation | Feb 1, 1991 | Feb 1, 1991 | Feb 9, 1991 | 10,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12995 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 366 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 6,087 | -5,721 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,060 | 6,079 | Perforated |
| 6,087 | 9,214 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 752 | 12.25 | 175 S |
| 7 | 6,062 | 8.75 | 250 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 | May 14, 1991 | Apr 15, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 29, 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 42-177-31874 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-31874 → 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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