WELL · 42-199-32458 · DISTRICT 3
Gauss et AL #1
Hardin County · Sour Lake field · Vertical
Gauss ET AL #1 (API 42-199-32458) is a plugged well in Hardin County, plugged August 5, 2020, last operated by Foundation Energy Management LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 20, 1988, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Terra Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Foundation Energy Management LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Ey-2 Top.
Its lease has reported 200K barrels of oil and 103K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Foundation Energy Management LLC
Permitted by Terra Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Addison, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 1, 2026
- Permits on file
- 68
- Phone
- (972) 707-2500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Foundation Energy Management LLC |
| Production reports | Foundation Energy Management LLCthrough Apr 2019 |
| Latest permit | Terra Resources, Inc.Jan 20, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 20, 1988
- last permit issued
- May 16, 1990
- completed
- 200K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 103K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 16, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 5, 2020
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; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gauss et AL O-3-19982 | Sour Lake | Foundation Energy Management LLC | 3 | 200K | 103K | Jan 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.
- 1Hunt Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 2001
- 2Merit Energy CompanyMay 2001 → Jan 2010
- 3Addison Oil, LLCFeb 2010 → Aug 2011
- 4Silver Oak Energy, LLCSep 2011 → Jun 2014
- 5Foundation Energy Management LLCJul 2014 → Apr 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 341670-99 | Drill | Terra Resources, Inc. | Jan 20, 1988 | Jan 20, 1988 | — | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-19982 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 36 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| EY-2 Top | 4,921 | -4,885 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,038 | 5,071 | Perforated |
| 5,081 | 5,099 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,360 | 12.25 | 625 S |
| 5.5 | 5,800 | 7.875 | 430 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 | Jul 3, 1990 | Jun 8, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 26, 1988 | Feb 9, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 25, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-199-32458 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-199-32458 → 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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