WELL · 42-287-31862 · DISTRICT 3
Shephard Unit #1
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Vertical
Shephard Unit #1 (API 42-287-31862) is a well in Lee County operated by Wcs Oil And Gas Corporation, completed November 19, 1985.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 8, 1985, permitted to 10,000 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, N/A.
Its 2 leases have reported 201 barrels of oil and 602K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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 | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCthrough Jan 2026 |
| Latest permit | WCS Oil and Gas CorporationOct 8, 1985 |
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
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 8, 1985
- last permit issued
- Nov 19, 1985
- completed
- 201
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 602K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 19, 1985
- 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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shepard Unit G-3-145246 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 575K | Apr 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Shephard Unit O-3-19464 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | WCS Oil and Gas Corporation | 1 | 201 | 27.5K | Jan 1993 – Aug 1993 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,093 · prior 12 6,410(-67%)
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 → Aug 2021
- 3Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCSep 2021 → Jan 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 287042-99 | Drill | WCS Oil and Gas Corporation | Oct 7, 1985 | Oct 8, 1985 | Oct 25, 1985 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-145246 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-19464 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 274 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 7,950 | -7,676 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,595 | -8,321 |
| Eagle Ford | 9,221 | -8,947 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 9,221 | -8,947 |
| N/A | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,610 | 8,774 | Perforated |
| 8,978 | 9,213 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,021 | 12.25 | 950 S |
| 5.5 | 9,310 | 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 | Mar 3, 2012 | Aug 3, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Feb 10, 2012 | Jan 31, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Jun 3, 1993 | May 19, 1993 | — |
| 00 | May 27, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 16, 1987 | Dec 29, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Jan 6, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 8, 1986 | Jun 5, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 28, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 31, 1985 | Dec 2, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 20, 1985 | Dec 2, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 13, 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 42-287-31862 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-31862 → 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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