WELL · 42-185-30621 · DISTRICT 3
Flagtail #1H
Grimes County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
Flagtail #1H (API 42-185-30621) is a horizontal well in Grimes County operated by Iron Ridge Operating LLC, completed July 17, 1997 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 12, 1997, permitted to 16,500 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Iron Ridge Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 1 permits on file · (936) 933-4875
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Iron Ridge Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Leexus Oil LLCthrough Jun 2017 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.May 12, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 16,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 12, 1997
- last permit issued
- Jul 17, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 56K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 17, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flagtail G-3-167708 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Iron Ridge Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 56K | Jul 1997 – 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.Jul 1997 → Aug 1999
- 2Clay Exploration, Inc.Sep 1999 → Feb 2008
- 3Heisey Ventures, Inc.Mar 2008 → Jan 2015
- 4Leexus Oil LLCJan 2016 → Jun 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 462260-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | May 12, 1997 | May 12, 1997 | May 14, 1997 | 16,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-167708 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 330 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ChalkTOP AUSTIN CHALK | 13,038 | -12,708 |
| Austin ChalkBASE AUSTIN CHALK | 13,258 | -12,928 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,160 | 15,502 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,530 | 14.75 | 1,210 S |
| 7.625 | 13,160 | 9.875 | 1,370 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 11, 1998 | Nov 20, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | May 4, 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 42-185-30621 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-185-30621 → 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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