WELL · 42-185-30604 · DISTRICT 3
Neason Unit A-39 #1
Grimes County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal
Neason Unit A-39 #1 (API 42-185-30604) is a horizontal well in Grimes County operated by Galloway Energy CO., completed April 24, 1997.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued February 10, 1997, permitted to 12,900 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler and has since transferred to Galloway Energy CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its 2 leases have reported 6.71K barrels of oil and 48.9K mcf of gas since April 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tomball, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 11 permits on file · (281) 356-9589
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Galloway Energy Co. |
| Production reports | Galloway Energy Co.through Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerFeb 10, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,900
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Feb 10, 1997
- last permit issued
- Apr 24, 1997
- completed
- 6.71K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 48.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 24, 1997
- 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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neason Unit A-39 G-3-214796 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Galloway Energy Co. | 1 | 0 | 6.61K | Feb 2006 – Jul 2026 |
| Neason Unit A-39 O-3-23333 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Galloway Energy Co. | 1 | 6.71K | 42.3K | Apr 1997 – Sep 2010 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 174 · prior 12 99(+76%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerApr 1997 → Aug 1998
- 2Swift Energy CompanySep 1998 → Jan 2003
- 3Galloway Energy Co.Mar 2003 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 458479-97 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Oct 16, 1997 | Feb 10, 1997 | — | 12,900 |
| 458479-98 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Apr 18, 1997 | Feb 10, 1997 | — | 12,900 |
| 458479-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Feb 10, 1997 | Feb 10, 1997 | Feb 24, 1997 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-214796 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-23333 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 365 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ChalkTOP OF AUSTIN CHALK | 12,360 | -11,995 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,641 | 17,200 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,058 | 14.75 | 1,115 S |
| 7.625 | 12,635 | 9.875 | 1,015 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 22, 2006 | Mar 16, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Mar 28, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 10, 1997 | Sep 15, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 3, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-185-30604 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-185-30604 → 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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