TEXAS · WELLS · VAN ZANDT COUNTY · API 42-467-30638 · DISTRICT 05
Gilbert H. C. 43 #8
Van Zandt County · Van (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Gilbert H. C. 43 #8 (API 42-467-30638) is a plugged well in Van Zandt County, plugged July 27, 2008, last operated by Union Oil Company Of California.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1997, permitted to 3,150 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Woodbine.
Its 2 leases have reported 7.29M barrels of oil and 4.78M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026. The leases carry 199 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Union Oil Company of California
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 18, 2020
- Permits on file
- 2,336
- Phone
- (866) 212-1212
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Union Oil Company of California |
| Production reports | Basa Resources, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Union Oil Company of CaliforniaApr 21, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,150
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 21, 1997
- last permit issued
- May 8, 1997
- completed
- 7.29M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.78M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 8, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 27, 2008
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 199 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Van Woodbine Unit O-5-2453 | Van (Central-Woodbine) | Basa Resources, Inc. | 192 | 7.25M | 4.64M | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
| Gilbert, H. C. 43 O-5-3275 | Van (Austin Chalk) | Union Oil Company of California | 7 | 34.3K | 138K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2008 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 148,385 · prior 12 139,988(+6%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 62,537 · prior 12 61,904(+1%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Union Oil Company of CaliforniaJan 1993 → Dec 2020
- 2Basa Resources, Inc.Jan 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 461419-99 | Recompletion | Union Oil Company of California | Apr 21, 1997 | Apr 21, 1997 | Apr 21, 1997 | 3,150 |
| 293264-99 | Drill | Union Oil Company of California | Nov 25, 1985 | Dec 19, 1985 | Feb 21, 1986 | 3,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 1997 | Gilbert H. C. 43 O-5-3275 | Van (Austin Chalk) | Union Oil Company of California | Plugged | — |
| Mar 25, 1986 | Central Van Woodbine Unit O-5-2453 | Van (Central-Woodbine) | Basa Resources Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 512 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 2,220 | -1,708 |
| Woodbine | 2,508 | -1,996 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,300 | 2,320 | Perforated |
| 2,927 | 2,931 | Open hole |
| 2,935 | 2,955 | Perforated |
| 2,965 | 2,973 | Perforated |
| 2,988 | 3,006 | Perforated |
| 3,012 | 3,018 | Perforated |
| 3,037 | 3,046 | Perforated |
| 3,094 | 3,104 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 380 | 12.25 | 130 S |
| 8.625 | 385 | 12.25 | 130 S |
| 5.5 | 3,147 | 7.875 | 595 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Sep 18, 1997 | Aug 14, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 4, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | May 14, 1986 | May 28, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | May 2, 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 42-467-30638 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-467-30638 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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