TEXAS · WELLS · LAVACA COUNTY · EINKAUF GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-285-31216 · DISTRICT 02
Einkauf Gas Unit #1
Lavaca County · Hallettsville South (Anderson) field · Vertical
Einkauf Gas Unit #1 (API 42-285-31216) is a plugged well in Lavaca County, plugged October 1, 2025, last operated by Valence Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 14, 1977, permitted to 11,846 ft.
It was permitted by General Crude Oil CO. and has since transferred to Valence Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by General Crude Oil Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Kingwood, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 990
- Phone
- (281) 359-3659
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Valence Operating Company |
| Production reports | Valence Operating Companythrough Dec 2024 |
| Latest permit | General Crude Oil Co.Oct 14, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,846
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 14, 1977
- last permit issued
- Mar 25, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 446K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 25, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 1, 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Einkauf Gas Unit G-2-77822 | Hallettsville, South (Anderson) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 446K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 4,114(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Valence Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9807-99 | Drill | General Crude Oil Co. | Oct 14, 1977 | Oct 14, 1977 | — | 11,846 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 1978 | Einkauf Gas Unit G-2-77822 | Hallettsville South (Anderson) | Valence Operating Company | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,469 | 10,504 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,490 | 14.75 | 1,050 S |
| 2.875 | 9,318 | — | — |
| 7.625 | 9,928 | 9.875 | 1,135 S |
| 2.375 | 10,125 | — | — |
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 12, 1984 | Jul 27, 1978 | — |
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 42-285-31216 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-31216 → 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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