WELL · 42-255-31397 · DISTRICT 1
Weber Unit #1
Karnes County · First Shot (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Weber Unit #1 (API 42-255-31397) is a plugged horizontal well in Karnes County, plugged April 20, 2016, last operated by Modern Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 21, 1998, permitted to 9,000 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Anacocho, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 21.9K barrels of oil and 326 mcf of gas since March 1999, last reporting in August 2016.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Sherman, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 30, 2026
- Permits on file
- 195
- Phone
- (903) 893-1129
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Modern Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | Modern Exploration, Inc.through Sep 2006 |
| Latest permit | Modern Exploration, Inc.Dec 21, 1998 |
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 21, 1998
- last permit issued
- Mar 16, 1999
- completed
- 21.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 326
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1999 THROUGH Aug 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 16, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 20, 2016
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weber Unit O-1-14254 | First Shot (Austin Chalk) | Modern Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 21.9K | 326 | Mar 1999 – Aug 2016 |
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.
- 1Modern Exploration, Inc.Mar 1999 → Sep 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 481627-99 | Drill | Modern Exploration, Inc. | Dec 18, 1998 | Dec 21, 1998 | Jan 26, 1999 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 1999 | Weber Unit O-1-14254 | First Shot (Austin Chalk) | Modern Exploration Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 316 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacocho | 8,024 | -7,708 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,094 | -7,778 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,044 | 12,196 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.5 | 538 | 13.75 | 300 S |
| 10.5 | 8,044 | 13.75 | 1,015 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 8, 1999 | Mar 25, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 21, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-255-31397 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-255-31397 → 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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