WELL · 42-225-31383 · DISTRICT 3
Shelly-State Unit #501
Houston County · Fort Trinidad East (Buda) field · Shut IN · Directional
Shelly-State Unit #501 (API 42-225-31383) is a well in Houston County operated by Empire Texas Operating LLC, completed September 7, 2016 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued November 13, 2014, permitted to 11,000 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.
Its lease has reported 65.7K barrels of oil and 159K mcf of gas since June 2014, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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 | Pardus Oil & Gas Operating, LPthrough Jul 2019 |
| Latest permit | Energy & Expl. Prtnrs Oper., LPNov 13, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 13, 2014
- last permit issued
- Sep 7, 2016
- completed
- 65.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 159K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2014 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 7, 2016
- 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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelly-State Unit O-3-26490 | Fort Trinidad, East (Buda) | Empire Texas Operating LLC | 2 | 65.7K | 159K | Jun 2014 – 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.
- 1Energy & Expl. Prtnrs Oper., LPJul 2014 → Sep 2016
- 2Pardus Oil & Gas Operating, LPOct 2016 → Mar 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800134-97 | Drill | Energy & Expl. Prtnrs Oper., LP | Aug 13, 2015 | Nov 13, 2014 | Aug 15, 2015 | 11,000 |
| 800134-98 | Drill | Energy & Expl. Prtnrs Oper., LP | Apr 1, 2015 | Nov 13, 2014 | — | 11,000 |
| 800134-99 | Drill | Energy & Expl. Prtnrs Oper., LP | Nov 12, 2014 | Nov 13, 2014 | — | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-26490 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 152 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Sub-Clarksville | 8,247 | -8,095 |
| Sub-Clarksville | 8,268 | -8,116 |
| Woodbine | 8,337 | -8,185 |
| Woodbine | 8,340 | -8,188 |
| Buda | 9,253 | -9,101 |
| Buda | 9,278 | -9,126 |
| Edwards | — | — |
| Glen Rose | — | — |
| PettitPETTET | — | — |
| Rodessa | — | — |
| Travis Peak | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,290 | 9,306 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 4,285 | 13.5 | 1,048 S |
| 7.625 | 9,220 | 9.875 | 458 S |
| 7.625 | 9,227 | 9.875 | 458 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 | Feb 15, 2017 | Jan 24, 2017 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 8, 2016 | May 25, 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 42-225-31383 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-225-31383 → 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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