WELL · 42-287-31846 · DISTRICT 3
Dawson W. Unit #1A
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal
Dawson W. Unit #1A (API 42-287-31846) is a plugged horizontal well in Lee County, plugged February 10, 2017, last operated by Wcs Oil & Gas Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1994, 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 4 formation tops, including Navarro, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 120K barrels of oil and 333K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2017.
Operator of record
Permitted by WCS Oil and Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2020 · 44 permits on file · (979) 542-0021
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | WCS Oil & Gas Corporation |
| Production reports | WCS Oil & Gas Corporationthrough Dec 2016 |
| Latest permit | WCS Oil and Gas CorporationJul 28, 1994 |
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
- Jul 28, 1994
- last permit issued
- Sep 8, 1994
- completed
- 120K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 333K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 8, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 10, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson, W. Unit O-3-15314 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | WCS Oil & Gas Corporation | 1 | 120K | 333K | Jan 1993 – Mar 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.
- 1WCS Oil and Gas CorporationJan 1993 → Apr 2005
- 2WCS Oil & Gas CorporationMay 2005 → Dec 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 426404-99 | Drill | WCS Oil and Gas Corporation | Jul 28, 1994 | Jul 28, 1994 | Aug 21, 1994 | 8,500 |
| 284678-99 | Drill | Edsel, Robert M. Inc. | Jul 17, 1985 | Sep 10, 1985 | — | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-15314 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 294 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Navarro | 5,249 | -4,955 |
| Pecan Gap | 6,674 | -6,380 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,250 | -6,956 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 7,955 | -7,661 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,611 | 7,838 | Perforated |
| 7,611 | 7,930 | Perforated |
| 7,771 | 7,965 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,890 | 9.625 | 1,205 S |
| 9.625 | 3,890 | 12.25 | 1,205 S |
| 5.5 | 8,033 | 8.75 | 440 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 | Nov 18, 1994 | Oct 11, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 9, 1986 | Nov 13, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 7, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-287-31846 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-31846 → 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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