WELL · 42-287-30833 · DISTRICT 3
Billy Unit #1H
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Billy Unit #1H (API 42-287-30833) is a plugged horizontal well in Lee County, plugged December 10, 2001, last operated by Rme Petroleum Company.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1980 and 1994, permitted to 8,800 ft.
It was permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company and has since transferred to Rme Petroleum Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 35.7K barrels of oil and 64.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in January 2002. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 19, 2002
- Permits on file
- 512
- Phone
- (832) 601-3130
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Union Pacific Resources Companythrough Jan 1998 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyAug 17, 1994 |
- 8,800
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 17, 1994
- last permit issued
- Sep 28, 1994
- completed
- 35.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 64.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2002
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 28, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 10, 2001
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Unit O-3-13790 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Rme Petroleum Company | 2 | 35.7K | 64.9K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2002 |
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.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 427009-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Union Pacific Resources Company | Aug 15, 1994 | Aug 17, 1994 | Sep 1, 1994 | 8,400 |
| 393447-99 | Recompletion | Union Pacific Resources Company | Oct 30, 1991 | Oct 30, 1991 | — | 8,645 |
| 103515-99 | Drill | Windsor Producing Co. | Dec 31, 1980 | Dec 31, 1980 | Dec 29, 1980 | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 1994 | Billy Unit O-3-13790 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Rme Petroleum Company | Plugged | — |
| Jan 31, 1981 | Billy Unit O-3-13790 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Rme Petroleum Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 372 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 7,552 | -7,180 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 8,321 | -7,949 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,580 | 7,953 | Perforated |
| 7,590 | 8,306 | Perforated |
| 7,953 | 9,150 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,020 | 12.25 | 1,250 S |
| 2.375 | 8,348 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,619 | 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 | Dec 6, 1994 | Oct 26, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 16, 1994 | Feb 13, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 13, 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 42-287-30833 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-30833 → 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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