TEXAS · WELLS · GONZALES COUNTY · PRESTON LEASE · API 42-177-32032 · DISTRICT 01
Preston #1H
Gonzales County · First Shot (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Preston #1H (API 42-177-32032) is a plugged horizontal well in Gonzales County, plugged September 3, 2019, last operated by Eog Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 16, 1997, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Wcs Oil And Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Eog Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Anacacho, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 103K barrels of oil and 78.9K mcf of gas since February 1998, last reporting in March 2020.
Operator of record
Permitted by WCS Oil and Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 2, 2025
- Permits on file
- 16,348
- Phone
- (713) 651-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | EOG Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | EOG Resources, Inc.through Aug 2019 |
| Latest permit | WCS Oil and Gas CorporationDec 16, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 16, 1997
- last permit issued
- Feb 18, 1998
- completed
- 103K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 78.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1998 THROUGH Mar 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 18, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 3, 2019
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston O-1-14187 | First Shot (Austin Chalk) | EOG Resources, Inc. | 1 | 103K | 78.9K | Feb 1998 – Mar 2020 |
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.
- 1WCS Oil and Gas CorporationFeb 1998 → Apr 2005
- 2WCS Oil & Gas CorporationMay 2005 → Apr 2011
- 3EOG Resources, Inc.May 2011 → Aug 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 471314-99 | Drill | WCS Oil and Gas Corporation | Dec 16, 1997 | Dec 16, 1997 | Dec 28, 1997 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 1998 | Preston O-1-14187 | First Shot (Austin Chalk) | EOG Resources Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 222 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacacho | 10,000 | -9,778 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,229 | -10,007 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,215 | 10,245 | Perforated |
| 10,245 | 10,833 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,495 | 12.25 | 900 S |
| 7 | 10,245 | 8.75 | 150 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 12, 1998 | Mar 5, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | May 5, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-177-32032 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-32032 → 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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