WELL · 42-255-31281 · DISTRICT 1
George Unit 1 #1
Karnes County · First Shot (Austin Chalk) field · Producing · Horizontal · Sidetrack
George Unit 1 #1 (API 42-255-31281) is a horizontal well in Karnes County operated by Vsp Operating LLC, completed May 28, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1991 and 1996, permitted to 13,000 ft.
It was permitted by Modern Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Vsp Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Navarro, Taylor, Anacocho, Anacacho.
Its lease has reported 83.9K barrels of oil and 42.5K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Modern Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Castle Rock, CO · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · (405) 226-5221
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | VSP Operating LLC |
| Production reports | VSP Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Modern Exploration, Inc.Oct 4, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 4, 1996
- last permit issued
- May 28, 1997
- completed
- 83.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 42.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 28, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Unit 1 O-1-13177 | First Shot (Austin Chalk) | VSP Operating, LLC | 1 | 83.9K | 42.5K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 217 · prior 12 2,330(-91%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Wainoco Oil & Gas CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 1993
- 2Tuskar (Texas), Inc.Mar 1993 → Jun 1996
- 3Modern Exploration, Inc.Jul 1996 → Sep 2016
- 4Glade Operating, LLCOct 2016 → May 2018
- 5Texatron Petroleum LLCJul 2018 → Jun 2019
- 6VSP Operating, LLCJan 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 453418-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Modern Exploration, Inc. | Oct 3, 1996 | Oct 4, 1996 | May 4, 1997 | 8,900 |
| 384701-98 | Drill | Wainoco Oil & Gas Company | Aug 26, 1991 | Feb 15, 1991 | — | 12,130 |
| 384701-99 | Drill | Wainoco Oil & Gas Company | Feb 15, 1991 | Feb 15, 1991 | Mar 27, 1991 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-13177 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 313 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Navarro | 6,729 | -6,416 |
| TaylorTAYLOR MKR | 7,320 | -7,007 |
| TaylorTAYLOR SHALE | 7,468 | -7,155 |
| Anacocho | 8,233 | -7,920 |
| Anacacho | 8,236 | -7,923 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN CAHALK | 8,321 | -8,008 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,397 | -8,084 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,412 | 11,603 | Open hole |
| 8,412 | 12,130 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 40 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 985 | 14.75 | 725 S |
| 7.625 | 8,412 | 9.875 | 210 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 | Nov 20, 1997 | Jun 16, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 13, 1991 | Jun 14, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 9, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-255-31281 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-255-31281 → 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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