WELL · 42-287-31469 · DISTRICT 3
Gerdes-Best #1RE
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Horizontal
Gerdes-Best #1RE (API 42-287-31469) is a plugged horizontal well in Lee County, plugged September 29, 2017, last operated by U. S. Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 2005, permitted to 9,500 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Wilcox, Navarro, Pecan Gap.
Its 2 leases have reported 9.29K barrels of oil and 274K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 2018. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 495 permits on file · (979) 542-3107
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | U. S. Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | U. S. Operating, Inc.through Jun 2017 |
| Latest permit | U. S. Operating, Inc.May 19, 2005 |
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 19, 2005
- last permit issued
- Mar 9, 1984
- completed
- 9.29K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 274K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 9, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 29, 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerdes-Best O-3-17724 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | U. S. Operating, Inc. | 2 | 9.29K | 273K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2018 |
| Gerdes-Best G-3-207578 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | U. S. Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 987 | Feb 2005 – Sep 2017 |
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.
- 1Blessing Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → May 2005
- 2U. S. Operating, Inc.Jun 2005 → Feb 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 560253-99 | Recompletion | U. S. Operating, Inc. | Apr 11, 2005 | May 19, 2005 | Oct 12, 2005 | 9,500 |
| 209223-99 | Drill | Champlin Exploration, Inc. | Aug 22, 1983 | Sep 1, 1983 | — | 9,250 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-207578 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-17724 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-17724 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 305 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 3,134 | -2,829 |
| Wilcox | 5,848 | -5,543 |
| Navarro | 6,634 | -6,329 |
| Pecan Gap | 8,295 | -7,990 |
| Austin Chalk | 9,130 | -8,825 |
| Austin Chalk | 9,651 | -9,346 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,165 | 10,865 | Perforated |
| 9,196 | 9,713 | Perforated |
| 9,424 | 9,713 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,481 | 12.25 | 720 S |
| 5.5 | 9,790 | 8.75 | 330 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 | Apr 10, 2006 | Nov 28, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 6, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 10, 2005 | Mar 7, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Apr 14, 2005 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 19, 1984 | Mar 15, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jul 17, 1984 | Mar 15, 1984 | — |
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 42-287-31469 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-31469 → 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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