WELL · 42-363-33870 · DISTRICT 7

Witts #1

Plugged

Palo Pinto County · Austex (Big Saline) field  · Vertical

Witts #1 (API 42-363-33870) is a plugged well in Palo Pinto County, plugged March 28, 1991, last operated by Hunter Energy Inc..

The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 19, 1987, permitted to 4,200 ft.

It was permitted by Shadden Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Hunter Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.

Operator of record

Hunter Energy Inc.

Permitted by Shadden Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Hurst, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 11 permits on file · (940) 682-8757

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleHunter Energy Inc.
Production reportsnone
Latest permitQuesta Oil & Gas Co.Aug 19, 1987

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

4,200
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Aug 19, 1987
last permit issued
Jul 1, 1989
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
0
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Jul 1, 1989
Shut in
—
Plugged
Mar 28, 1991

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 →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
— O-8-25309——000—

No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
334637-97DrillShadden Energy, Inc.Jan 12, 1989Aug 19, 1987—3,935
334637-99DrillQuesta Oil & Gas Co.Aug 17, 1987Aug 19, 1987—4,200

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-8-25309————

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
3,7353,770Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.62537511190 S
4.53,9357.875260 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Oct 1, 1990Sep 12, 1990—
00Apr 17, 1989Jul 7, 1988Yes
00Mar 30, 1989——

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.

Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.

Beyond the permit record

RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes

Injection

0
bbl, last 12 reported months
9.08K
bbl, all reported
Apr 1991
reported through
UICKindStatusPermitted bbl/dMax psiZone ft
000071107H-1 InjectionPlugged Apr 19, 19915001,5003,735–3,695

MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS

Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 9,075(-100%)

05001K1.5K19901991

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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