WELL · 42-285-31625 · DISTRICT 2
G. H. Gerdes Jr. Unit #1 #1
Lavaca County · Jansky (10600) field · Vertical
G. H. Gerdes JR. Unit #1 #1 (API 42-285-31625) is a well in Lavaca County operated by Howell Drilling Inc., completed March 4, 1982.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1981 and 2004, permitted to 11,910 ft.
It was permitted by Escondido Petroleum Company, Inc and has since transferred to Howell Drilling Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Yegua, Wilcox.
Its 3 leases have reported 1.34K barrels of oil and 496K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Escondido Petroleum Company, Inc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 22, 2001 · 176 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Howell Drilling Inc. |
| Production reports | Escondido Petroleum Company, Incthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Escondido Petroleum Company, IncJul 29, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,910
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 29, 2004
- last permit issued
- Mar 4, 1982
- completed
- 1.34K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 496K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 4, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerdes G-2-206473 | Jansky (10600) | Escondido Petroleum Company, Inc | 1 | 0 | 143K | Jan 2004 – Jul 2026 |
| Gerdes O-2-11728 | Jansky (10600) | Escondido Petroleum Company, Inc | 1 | 1.34K | 3 | May 2017 – Jul 2026 |
| Gerdes, G.H. Jr. Unit #1 G-2-124792 | Hallettsville, East (9800) | Escondido Petroleum Company, Inc | 1 | 0 | 353K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2019 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 129 · prior 12 190(-32%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Howell Drilling, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1993
- 2Parker & Parsley Development Co.Jan 1994 → Feb 1995
- 3Parker & Parsley Development L.PMar 1995 → Aug 1997
- 4Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Sep 1997 → Jun 1999
- 5Prize Operating CompanyJul 1999 → Mar 2002
- 6Gruy Petroleum Management Co.Apr 2002 → Jan 2003
- 7Escondido Petroleum Company, IncJan 2004 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 548911-99 | Recompletion | Escondido Petroleum Company, Inc | Jul 29, 2004 | Jul 29, 2004 | Sep 22, 2003 | 11,500 |
| 332392-99 | Recompletion | Howell Drilling, Inc. | Jul 2, 1987 | Jul 20, 1987 | — | 11,910 |
| 141209-99 | Drill | Howell Drilling, Inc. | Nov 13, 1981 | Nov 13, 1981 | — | 11,910 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-124792 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-206473 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-11728 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 236 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,774 | 9,781 | Perforated |
| 10,603 | 10,609 | Perforated |
| 10,608 | 10,616 | Perforated |
| 10,640 | 10,646 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,820 | 14.75 | 1,050 S |
| 7.625 | 9,803 | 9.625 | 500 S |
| 7.625 | 9,803 | 9.875 | 500 S |
| 2.375 | 10,592 | — | — |
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 | Jun 11, 2019 | Mar 3, 2019 | — |
| 00 | May 12, 2005 | Feb 27, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 28, 2005 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 17, 1987 | Jun 22, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 13, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 9, 1982 | — |
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 42-285-31625 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-31625 → 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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