WELL · 42-287-30722 · DISTRICT 3
Shields Unit #1
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Shields Unit #1 (API 42-287-30722) is a plugged well in Lee County, plugged October 23, 1996, last operated by Union Pacific Austin Chalk CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 13, 1980, permitted to 9,400 ft.
It was permitted by Windsor Producing CO. and has since transferred to Union Pacific Austin Chalk CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 973 barrels of oil and 12.8K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in November 1996.
Operator of record
Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co.
Permitted by Windsor Producing Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 10, 2000
- Permits on file
- 74
- Phone
- (817) 321-7956
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co. |
| Production reports | Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co.through Mar 1996 |
| Latest permit | Windsor Producing Co.Jun 13, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 13, 1980
- last permit issued
- Oct 28, 1980
- completed
- 973
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 12.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 28, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 23, 1996
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shields Unit O-3-13963 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co. | 1 | 973 | 12.8K | Jan 1993 – Nov 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.
- 1Redwood Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1993
- 2Gemini Exploration CompanyAug 1993 → Apr 1995
- 3Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co.May 1995 → Mar 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83906-99 | Drill | Windsor Producing Co. | Jun 13, 1980 | Jun 13, 1980 | Sep 22, 1980 | 9,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-13963 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,277 | 8,470 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,575 | 12.25 | 1,150 S |
| 7 | 8,277 | 8.75 | 350 S |
| 2.375 | 8,448 | — | — |
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 | Mar 9, 1981 | — |
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 42-287-30722 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-30722 → 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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