WELL · 42-285-31979 · DISTRICT 2
Appelt #1
Lavaca County · Hallettsville East (9800) field · Vertical
Appelt #1 (API 42-285-31979) is a plugged well in Lavaca County, plugged February 12, 1998, last operated by Parker & Parsley Development L.P.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1986 and 1995, permitted to 12,500 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Yegua, Wilcox.
Operator of record
Parker & Parsley Development L.P
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 20, 2003 · 1,422 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Parker & Parsley Development L.P |
| Production reports | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.through Oct 1997 |
| Latest permit | Parker & Parsley Development L.PFeb 8, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 8, 1995
- last permit issued
- Jun 4, 1987
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 81.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 4, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 12, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Appelt Gas Unit G-2-153528 | Hallettsville (8200) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 40.8K | Jan 1995 – Feb 1998 |
| Appelt G-2-124621 | Hallettsville, East (9800) | Parker & Parsley Development L.P | 1 | 0 | 40.3K | Jan 1993 – May 1995 |
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.
- 1Howell Drilling, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1993
- 2Parker & Parsley Development Co.Jan 1994 → Dec 1994
- 3Parker & Parsley Development L.PJan 1995 → Aug 1997
- 4Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Sep 1997 → Oct 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 432702-99 | Recompletion | Parker & Parsley Development L.P | Feb 8, 1995 | Feb 8, 1995 | Jan 10, 1995 | 9,110 |
| 322677-99 | Drill | Howell Drilling, Inc. | Nov 3, 1986 | Nov 3, 1986 | — | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-124621 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-153528 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 234 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,185 | 8,188 | Perforated |
| 9,850 | 9,860 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,487 | 14.75 | 650 S |
| 7.625 | 9,708 | 9.875 | 395 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 | Jun 30, 1995 | Feb 7, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 5, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 14, 1988 | Feb 8, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Aug 12, 1987 | Jul 20, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 28, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-285-31979 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-31979 → 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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