WELL · 42-287-31853 · DISTRICT 3
Knox-Shepard #1A
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Knox-Shepard #1A (API 42-287-31853) is a plugged well in Lee County, plugged November 8, 1996, last operated by Wcs Oil And Gas Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 24, 1985, permitted to 10,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austinchalk, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 1.46K barrels of oil and 100K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 1997.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 19, 2004
- Permits on file
- 277
- Phone
- (214) 357-9116
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | WCS Oil and Gas Corporation |
| Production reports | WCS Oil and Gas Corporationthrough Aug 1996 |
| Latest permit | WCS Oil and Gas CorporationSep 24, 1985 |
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 24, 1985
- last permit issued
- Dec 10, 1985
- completed
- 1.46K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 100K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 10, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 8, 1996
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knox-Shepard O-3-17804 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | WCS Oil and Gas Corporation | 1 | 1.46K | 100K | Jan 1993 – Apr 1997 |
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 → Jul 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 285621-99 | Drill | WCS Oil and Gas Corporation | Sep 18, 1985 | Sep 24, 1985 | Nov 9, 1985 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-17804 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 268 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 7,827 | -7,559 |
| Austinchalk | 8,503 | -8,235 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 9,134 | -8,866 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,953 | 9,136 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,012 | 12.25 | 900 S |
| 5.5 | 9,217 | 8.75 | 445 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 | Jan 21, 1986 | Dec 20, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 11, 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 42-287-31853 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-31853 → 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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