WELL · 42-457-30777 · DISTRICT 3
Rice University Gas Unit A #1
Tyler County · Wildcat field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Rice University Gas Unit A #1 (API 42-457-30777) is a well in Tyler County operated by Neches Transport Inc., completed December 29, 2011 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 11, 2011, permitted to 12,800 ft.
It was permitted by Unit Petroleum Company and has since transferred to Neches Transport Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Yegua, Crocket-Cook, Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Unit Petroleum Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Spurger, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 1 permits on file · (409) 429-4403
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Neches Transport Inc. |
| Production reports | Unit Petroleum Companythrough Aug 2012 |
| Latest permit | Unit Petroleum CompanyApr 11, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 11, 2011
- last permit issued
- Dec 29, 2011
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6.88K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2012 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 29, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice University Gas Unit "A" G-3-283642 | Wildcat | Neches Transport Inc. | 1 | 0 | 6.88K | Mar 2012 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Unit Petroleum CompanyMar 2012 → Aug 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 713674-99 | Drill | Unit Petroleum Company | Apr 6, 2011 | Apr 11, 2011 | May 20, 2011 | 12,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-283642 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 132 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,244 | 10,252 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,010 | 12.25 | 1,271 S |
| 4.5 | 12,165 | 8.75 | 1,287 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 | Apr 3, 2018 | Feb 6, 2018 | Yes |
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 42-457-30777 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-457-30777 → 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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