WELL · 42-255-30238 · DISTRICT 2
Gaus a Unit #1
Karnes County · Runge E. (3RD Roeder) field · Vertical
Gaus A Unit #1 (API 42-255-30238) is a plugged well in Karnes County, plugged November 27, 1998, last operated by High Plains Gas Systems Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 25, 1996, permitted to 10,575 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Wilcox, L. Roeder, Migura.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- May 29, 2025
- Permits on file
- 52
- Phone
- (713) 524-9600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | High Plains Gas Systems Inc. |
| Production reports | High Plains Gas Systems, Inc.through Apr 1998 |
| Latest permit | High Plains Gas Systems, Inc.Apr 25, 1996 |
- 10,575
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 25, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jun 13, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 199K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2001
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 13, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 27, 1998
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaus a Unit G-2-160479 | Runge, E. (3RD Roeder) | High Plains Gas Systems, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 164K | Jun 1996 – Jan 2001 |
| Gaus A G-2-66938 | Runge, E. (Hackney) | High Plains Gas Systems, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 34.9K | Jan 1993 – Jul 1997 |
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.
- 1Clay Exploration, Inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 1995
- 2High Plains Gas Systems, Inc.Dec 1995 → Apr 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 447469-99 | Recompletion | High Plains Gas Systems, Inc. | Apr 25, 1996 | Apr 25, 1996 | Nov 14, 1995 | 10,575 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-66938 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-160479 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 326 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 6,943 | -6,617 |
| L. Roeder | 10,397 | -10,071 |
| Migura | 10,675 | -10,349 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,231 | 10,284 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,112 | 17.5 | 1,285 S |
| 9.625 | 9,517 | 13 | 13 S |
| 7 | 10,138 | 8.75 | 365 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 24, 1997 | May 13, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Jan 23, 1997 | Oct 16, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 13, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 2, 1976 | — |
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 42-255-30238 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-255-30238 → 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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