TEXAS · WELLS · VAN ZANDT COUNTY · THOMPSON 49 LEASE · API 42-467-30692 · DISTRICT 05
Thompson 49 #12
Van Zandt County · Van (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Thompson 49 #12 (API 42-467-30692) is a plugged well in Van Zandt County, plugged August 23, 2013, last operated by Union Oil Company Of California.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 9, 1988, permitted to 2,470 ft.
It was permitted by Union Expl. Partners, Ltd. and has since transferred to Union Oil Company Of California on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Nacatosh, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 222K barrels of oil and 432K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The lease carries 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Union Oil Company of California
Permitted by Union Expl. Partners, Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- 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 | Union Oil Company of Californiathrough Sep 2017 |
| Latest permit | Union Expl. Partners, Ltd.May 9, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,470
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 9, 1988
- last permit issued
- Jun 22, 1988
- completed
- 222K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 432K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 22, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 23, 2013
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; they carry 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson 49 O-5-3256 | Van (Austin Chalk) | Union Oil Company of California | 9 | 222K | 432K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2017 |
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.
- 1Union Oil Company of CaliforniaJan 1993 → Aug 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 346049-99 | Drill | Union Expl. Partners, Ltd. | May 4, 1988 | May 9, 1988 | — | 2,470 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 1988 | Thompson 49 O-5-3256 | Van (Austin Chalk) | Union Oil Company of California | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 492 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Nacatosh | 1,128 | -636 |
| Austin Chalk | 2,214 | -1,722 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,215 | 2,355 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.625 | 418 | 11 | 180 S |
| 4.5 | 2,481 | 6.75 | 565 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 | Nov 21, 1988 | Oct 21, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Sep 14, 1988 | Jul 14, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 24, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-467-30692 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-467-30692 → 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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