WELL · 42-287-31538 · DISTRICT 3
EL Capitan #1H
Lee County · Giddings (Buda) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
El Capitan #1H (API 42-287-31538) is a horizontal well in Lee County operated by Wcs Petroleum Company, completed January 18, 1984.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1983 and 1994, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company and has since transferred to Wcs Petroleum Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Taylor, Austin Chalk, Austinchalk.
Its lease has reported 17.7K barrels of oil and 164K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. 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.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 13, 1987 · 45 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | WCS Petroleum Company |
| Production reports | Redbud E & P, Inc.through Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyMay 20, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 20, 1994
- last permit issued
- Jan 18, 1984
- completed
- 17.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 164K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 18, 1984
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EL Capitan O-3-18071 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Redbud E & P, Inc. | 2 | 17.7K | 164K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,399 · prior 12 2,638(-9%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 460 · prior 12 394(+17%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Valence Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Sep 1993
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanyOct 1993 → Mar 1995
- 3Leexus Oil & Gas L.L.P.Jan 2006 → May 2007
- 4Leexus Operating CompanyJun 2007 → Aug 2007
- 5Sto Operating CompanySep 2007 → Jan 2010
- 6Impetro Operating LLCFeb 2010 → Oct 2016
- 7Creative Oil & Gas Operating,llcJan 2017 → May 2024
- 8Redbud E & P, Inc.Jun 2024 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 424051-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Union Pacific Resources Company | May 18, 1994 | May 20, 1994 | Jun 26, 1994 | 9,000 |
| 247872-99 | Recompletion | WCS Petroleum Company | Aug 9, 1984 | Aug 9, 1984 | — | 9,500 |
| 223344-99 | Drill | WCS Petroleum Company | Dec 9, 1983 | Dec 9, 1983 | — | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-18071 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-18071 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 400 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 7,350 | -6,950 |
| TaylorLOWER TAYLOR | 7,435 | -7,035 |
| Taylor | 7,435 | -7,035 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,840 | -7,440 |
| Austinchalk | 7,840 | -7,440 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,259 | 9,955 | Perforated |
| 8,420 | 8,586 | Perforated |
| 8,746 | 8,830 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,100 | 12.25 | 335 S |
| 9.625 | 3,833 | 12.25 | 1,145 S |
| 5.5 | 8,900 | 8.75 | 450 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 | Feb 7, 1995 | Jan 6, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 27, 1995 | Nov 5, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Nov 20, 1984 | Nov 5, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Nov 16, 1984 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 23, 1984 | Feb 6, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Feb 22, 1984 | Feb 6, 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 42-287-31538 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-31538 → 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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