WELL · 42-287-30702 · DISTRICT 3
Stork Arthur #1 H
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Stork Arthur #1 H (API 42-287-30702) is a horizontal well in Lee County operated by Texas Independent Explor Ltd., completed December 5, 1994.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1980 and 2015, permitted to 12,000 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Not Available.
Its 2 leases have reported 112K barrels of oil and 1.96M 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
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 33 permits on file · (888) 308-1894
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texas Independent Explor Ltd. |
| Production reports | Salt of the Earth Energy, LLCthrough Apr 2024 |
| Latest permit | Texas Independent Explor Ltd.Sep 10, 2015 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Sep 10, 2015
- last permit issued
- Dec 5, 1994
- completed
- 112K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.96M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 5, 1994
- 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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stork, Arthur G-3-280229 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Salt of the Earth Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 93.3K | Jan 2015 – Jul 2026 |
| Stork, Arthur O-3-13173 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Texas Independent Explor Ltd. | 2 | 112K | 1.87M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2016 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texas Independent Explor., Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 2002
- 2Texas Independent Explor Ltd.Nov 2002 → Dec 2023
- 3Salt of the Earth Energy, LLCJan 2024 → Apr 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 809600-99 | Reclass | Texas Independent Explor Ltd. | Aug 18, 2015 | Sep 10, 2015 | Oct 6, 1994 | 9,137 |
| 428855-98 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Texas Independent Explor., Inc. | Nov 10, 1994 | Oct 6, 1994 | Oct 6, 1994 | 9,300 |
| 428855-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Texas Independent Explor., Inc. | Oct 6, 1994 | Oct 6, 1994 | — | 9,300 |
| 81836-99 | Drill | Williams, Clayton W., Jr. | May 22, 1980 | May 22, 1980 | — | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-280229 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-13173 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-13173 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 405 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 8,043 | -7,638 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN CHALK-3 | 8,043 | -7,638 |
| Not Available | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,300 | 8,693 | Open hole |
| 8,300 | 9,188 | Perforated |
| 8,300 | 9,876 | Perforated |
| 8,300 | 10,851 | Perforated |
| 8,590 | 8,808 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,013 | 12.25 | 930 S |
| 9.625 | 4,014 | 12.25 | 930 S |
| 2.375 | 8,485 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,122 | 7.875 | 480 S |
| 5.5 | 9,137 | 8.75 | 480 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 1, 2016 | Jul 14, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Mar 7, 1995 | Jan 27, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Feb 23, 1995 | Aug 4, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 4, 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 42-287-30702 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-30702 → 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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