WELL · 42-185-30522 · DISTRICT 3
V. Markley Unit #1
Grimes County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal
V. Markley Unit #1 (API 42-185-30522) is a plugged horizontal well in Grimes County, plugged October 25, 2006, last operated by Anadarko E&P Company LP.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued June 2, 1995, permitted to 11,700 ft.
It was permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company and has since transferred to Anadarko E&P Company LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 38.8K barrels of oil and 260K mcf of gas since August 1995, last reporting in January 2007.
Operator of record
Permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 27, 2012
- Permits on file
- 2,635
- Phone
- (832) 636-3130
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Anadarko E&P Company LP |
| Production reports | Rme Petroleum Companythrough Feb 2002 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyJun 2, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 2, 1995
- last permit issued
- Aug 3, 1995
- completed
- 38.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 260K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1995 THROUGH Jan 2007
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 3, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 25, 2006
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Markley Unit O-3-22854 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Anadarko E&P Company LP | 1 | 38.8K | 260K | Aug 1995 – Jan 2007 |
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.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyAug 1995 → Jan 2001
- 2Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Dec 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 436461-98 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Nov 20, 1995 | Jun 2, 1995 | — | 11,700 |
| 436461-99 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Jun 1, 1995 | Jun 2, 1995 | Jun 8, 1995 | 11,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-22854 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 239 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 10,600 | -10,361 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,633 | 14,464 | Perforated |
| 10,683 | 14,700 | Perforated |
| 10,740 | 11,046 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,425 | 14.75 | 985 S |
| 7.625 | 10,740 | 9.875 | 470 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 | Jan 8, 1996 | Oct 19, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 19, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-185-30522 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-185-30522 → 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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