WELL · 42-287-31705 · DISTRICT 3
Walthers #1
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Walthers #1 (API 42-287-31705) is a plugged well in Lee County, plugged January 28, 2021, last operated by Wcs Oil & Gas Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 7, 1984, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Wcs Oil And Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Wcs Oil & Gas Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Eagle Ford, Buda, Georgetown.
Its lease has reported 48.7K barrels of oil and 812K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 2021.
Operator of record
Permitted by WCS Oil and Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 28, 2021
- Permits on file
- 44
- Phone
- (214) 357-9116
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | WCS Oil & Gas Corporation |
| Production reports | WCS Oil & Gas Corporationthrough Oct 2020 |
| Latest permit | WCS Oil and Gas CorporationSep 7, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 7, 1984
- last permit issued
- Mar 12, 1985
- completed
- 48.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 812K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 12, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 28, 2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walthers O-3-18440 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | WCS Oil & Gas Corporation | 1 | 48.7K | 812K | Jan 1993 – May 2021 |
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.
- 1WCS Oil and Gas CorporationJan 1993 → Apr 2005
- 2WCS Oil & Gas CorporationMay 2005 → Oct 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250789-98 | Drill | WCS Oil and Gas Corporation | Nov 4, 1994 | Sep 7, 1984 | — | 8,193 |
| 250789-99 | Drill | WCS Oil and Gas Corporation | Sep 7, 1984 | Sep 7, 1984 | Feb 16, 1985 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-18440 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 438 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 7,923 | -7,485 |
| Buda | 8,050 | -7,612 |
| Georgetown | 8,143 | -7,705 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,700 | 7,923 | Perforated |
| 7,742 | 7,918 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,007 | 11 | 325 S |
| 5.5 | 8,199 | 7.875 | 835 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 | Aug 10, 1988 | Jul 8, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Apr 24, 1985 | Mar 21, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Apr 17, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-287-31705 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-31705 → 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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