WELL · 42-225-31380 · DISTRICT 3
Shelly Unit #401
Houston County · Fort Trinidad East (Buda) field · Shut IN · Directional
Shelly Unit #401 (API 42-225-31380) is a well in Houston County operated by Empire Texas Operating LLC, completed July 4, 2015 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued November 5, 2014, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Energy & Expl. Prtnrs Oper., LP and has since transferred to Empire Texas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Sub-Clarksville, Woodbine, Buda, Edwards.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Energy & Expl. Prtnrs Oper., LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
The Woodlands, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 18 permits on file · (539) 444-8002
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Empire Texas Operating LLC |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Energy & Expl. Prtnrs Oper., LPNov 5, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 5, 2014
- last permit issued
- Jul 4, 2015
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2015 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 4, 2015
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelly Unit O-3-27156 | Fort Trinidad, East (Buda) | Empire Texas Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 2015 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 799673-97 | Drill | Energy & Expl. Prtnrs Oper., LP | Jan 26, 2016 | Nov 5, 2014 | Jun 7, 2015 | 12,000 |
| 799673-98 | Drill | Energy & Expl. Prtnrs Oper., LP | Mar 31, 2015 | Nov 5, 2014 | — | 12,000 |
| 799673-99 | Drill | Energy & Expl. Prtnrs Oper., LP | Nov 4, 2014 | Nov 5, 2014 | — | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-27156 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 210 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Sub-Clarksville | 8,173 | -7,963 |
| Woodbine | 8,275 | -8,065 |
| Buda | — | — |
| Edwards | — | — |
| Glen Rose | — | — |
| PettitPETTET | — | — |
| Rodessa | — | — |
| Travis Peak | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,324 | 12.25 | 1,238 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 9, 2017 | Feb 3, 2016 | Yes |
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 42-225-31380 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-225-31380 → 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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