WELL · 42-287-31894 · DISTRICT 3
Arldt #1
Lee County · Giddings (Buda) field · Vertical
Arldt #1 (API 42-287-31894) is a plugged well in Lee County, plugged January 11, 1996, last operated by Wcs Oil And Gas Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1986, permitted to 10,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Buda.
Its 2 leases have reported 50.8K barrels of oil and 834K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 2018. The leases carry 4 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 | WCS Oil & Gas Corporationthrough Jan 2015 |
| Latest permit | WCS Oil and Gas CorporationApr 16, 1986 |
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
- Apr 16, 1986
- last permit issued
- Feb 20, 1986
- completed
- 50.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 834K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 20, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 11, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weiser O-3-22557 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | WCS Oil & Gas Corporation | 3 | 48.9K | 816K | Oct 1994 – Dec 2018 |
| Arldt O-3-19361 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | WCS Oil and Gas Corporation | 1 | 1.91K | 18.4K | Jan 1993 – Feb 1996 |
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
- 2Gemini Exploration CompanyOct 1994 → Apr 1995
- 3Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co.May 1995 → Jul 1995
- 4WCS Oil & Gas CorporationMay 2005 → Jan 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301115-99 | Recompletion | WCS Oil and Gas Corporation | Apr 16, 1986 | Apr 16, 1986 | — | 10,000 |
| 292962-99 | Other | WCS Oil and Gas Corporation | Jan 24, 1986 | Dec 17, 1985 | Jan 6, 1986 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-19361 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-22557 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 430 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 7,205 | -6,775 |
| Eagle Ford | 7,905 | -7,475 |
| Buda | 8,035 | -7,605 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,696 | 7,800 | Perforated |
| 7,995 | 8,071 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,555 | 12.25 | 1,100 S |
| 5.5 | 8,170 | 8.75 | 505 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 | Dec 20, 1995 | Apr 24, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 6, 1986 | Apr 24, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 30, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 16, 1986 | Mar 11, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 5, 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 42-287-31894 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-31894 → 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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