WELL · 42-287-30629 · DISTRICT 3
Menzel E. Unit #1
Lee County · Giddings (Buda) field · Vertical
Menzel E. Unit #1 (API 42-287-30629) is a plugged well in Lee County, plugged December 20, 1995, last operated by Union Pacific Resources Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1984, permitted to 8,900 ft.
It was permitted by Santa FE - Windsor Producing CO. and has since transferred to Union Pacific Resources Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Buda.
Its lease has reported 5.64K barrels of oil and 8.54K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 1996.
Operator of record
Union Pacific Resources Company
Permitted by Santa FE - Windsor Producing Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 9, 2001 · 5,638 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Union Pacific Resources Company |
| Production reports | Union Pacific Resources Companythrough Mar 1995 |
| Latest permit | Santa FE - Windsor Producing Co.Mar 22, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 22, 1984
- last permit issued
- Apr 20, 1984
- completed
- 5.64K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 8.54K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 20, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 20, 1995
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menzel, E. Unit O-3-17736 | Giddings (Buda) | Union Pacific Resources Company | 1 | 5.64K | 8.54K | Jan 1993 – Mar 1996 |
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.
- 1Tex-Lee Operating CompanyFeb 1993 → Apr 1994
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanyMay 1994 → Mar 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 233171-99 | Recompletion | Santa FE - Windsor Producing Co. | Mar 15, 1984 | Mar 22, 1984 | — | 8,900 |
| 69157-99 | Drill | Windsor Producing Co. | Jan 9, 1980 | Jan 9, 1980 | Jan 22, 1980 | 8,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-17736 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 400 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Buda | 8,398 | -7,998 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,111 | 8,270 | Perforated |
| 8,398 | 8,488 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,815 | 12.25 | 1,150 S |
| 2.375 | 7,928 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,380 | 8.75 | 500 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 23, 1984 | Jun 27, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jul 18, 1984 | Jun 27, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 21, 1980 | — |
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 42-287-30629 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-30629 → 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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