WELL · 42-287-31856 · DISTRICT 3
Bredthauer #2H
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Bredthauer #2H (API 42-287-31856) is a horizontal well in Lee County operated by Adams Resources Expl. Corp., completed January 24, 1986.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1993, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company and has since transferred to Adams Resources Expl. Corp. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its 2 leases have reported 265K barrels of oil and 1.25M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 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.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 7, 2017 · 21 permits on file · (979) 777-8094
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Adams Resources Expl. Corp. |
| Production reports | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyDec 16, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 16, 1993
- last permit issued
- Jan 24, 1986
- completed
- 265K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.25M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 24, 1986
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bredthauer 2H O-3-22386 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 2 | 262K | 1.25M | Feb 1994 – Jul 2026 |
| Bredthauer O-3-18586 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Adams Resources Expl. Corp. | 2 | 3.17K | 8.93K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2004 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 469 · prior 12 190(+147%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,268 · prior 12 749(+69%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Adams Resources Expl. Corp.Jan 1993 → Oct 2016
- 2Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Nov 2016 → Jul 2018
- 3Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCAug 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 419347-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Union Pacific Resources Company | Dec 14, 1993 | Dec 16, 1993 | Jan 7, 1994 | 10,800 |
| 286072-99 | Drill | Ada Oil Exploration Corp. | Sep 25, 1985 | Sep 26, 1985 | — | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-18586 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-22386 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 291 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 9,290 | -8,999 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD SHALE | 9,860 | -9,569 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,307 | 9,880 | Open hole |
| 9,307 | 14,196 | Perforated |
| 9,707 | 12,137 | Perforated |
| 93,071 | 2,112 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,287 | 12.25 | 650 S |
| 7 | 9,307 | 8.75 | 700 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 | Jun 8, 1994 | Feb 25, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 1, 1994 | Feb 7, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 10, 1986 | Feb 7, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 26, 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 42-287-31856 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-31856 → 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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