WELL · 42-185-30434 · DISTRICT 3
Gressett "A" #1H
Grimes County · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Gressett "A" #1H (API 42-185-30434) is a permitted horizontal well in Grimes County filed by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended 3 times) between 1993 and 1994, permitted to 10,143 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Woodbine, Lewisville Ss, Buda.
Its lease has reported 56.5K barrels of oil and 168K mcf of gas since September 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Oklahoma City, OK
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 10, 2024
- Permits on file
- 13,061
- Phone
- (405) 935-3100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.through Oct 1996 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Dec 14, 1994 |
- 10,143
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Dec 14, 1994
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 56.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 168K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gressett 'A' O-3-22175 | Iola (Georgetown) | Sandel Operating Company | 1 | 56.5K | 168K | Sep 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.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Feb 1995 → Oct 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 431005-97 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Jul 26, 1995 | Dec 14, 1994 | — | 10,023 |
| 431005-98 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Jul 3, 1995 | Dec 14, 1994 | — | 10,000 |
| 431005-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Dec 14, 1994 | Dec 14, 1994 | Jan 6, 1995 | 10,000 |
| 409818-98 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Oct 20, 1993 | Mar 12, 1993 | — | 10,143 |
| 409818-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Mar 12, 1993 | Mar 12, 1993 | Mar 13, 1993 | 9,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-22175 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 305 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 8,718 | -8,413 |
| WoodbineWOODBINE SHALE | 9,120 | -8,815 |
| Lewisville SS | 9,450 | -9,145 |
| BudaBUDA LIMESTONE | 9,990 | -9,685 |
| BudaBUDA LIME | 10,017 | -9,712 |
| Del RioDEL RIO SHALE | 10,066 | -9,761 |
| GeorgetownGEORGETOWN LS | 10,107 | -9,802 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,018 | 14,500 | Perforated |
| 10,109 | 13,450 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,270 | 13.75 | 930 S |
| 10.75 | 2,270 | 14.75 | 930 S |
| 7.625 | 10,109 | 9.875 | 280 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 21, 1995 | Jun 1, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 19, 1993 | Sep 2, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 1, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-185-30434 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-185-30434 → 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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