WELL · 42-471-30273 · DISTRICT 3
Gibbs Brothers et al Unit #1 H
Walker County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Horizontal
Gibbs Brothers ET AL Unit #1 H (API 42-471-30273) is a plugged horizontal well in Walker County, plugged August 23, 2019, last operated by Buffco Production Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1996 and 1999, permitted to 15,500 ft.
It was permitted by Jurassic Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Buffco Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Midway, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Tuff Marker.
Operator of record
Permitted by Jurassic Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Longview, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 396 permits on file · (903) 736-4697
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Buffco Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Buffco Production Inc.through Apr 2014 |
| Latest permit | Jurassic Exploration, Inc.Feb 9, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 9, 1999
- last permit issued
- Jan 15, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 329K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1996 THROUGH May 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 15, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 23, 2019
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibbs Brothers et al Unit G-3-166538 | Wildcat | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 0 | 329K | Jun 1996 – May 2020 |
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.
- 1Jurassic Exploration, Inc.Jan 1999 → Nov 2003
- 2Buffco Production Inc.Oct 2003 → Apr 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 482593-99 | Field transfer | Jurassic Exploration, Inc. | Feb 9, 1999 | Feb 9, 1999 | Mar 19, 1996 | 13,913 |
| 445317-99 | Drill | Belco Oil & Gas Corp. | Feb 28, 1996 | Feb 28, 1996 | Mar 19, 1996 | 15,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-166538 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 300 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Midway | 10,592 | -10,292 |
| Pecan Gap | 13,097 | -12,797 |
| Austin Chalk | 13,835 | -13,535 |
| Tuff Marker | 13,916 | -13,616 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,863 | 16,366 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,613 | 14.75 | 1,490 S |
| 7.625 | 13,863 | 9.875 | 560 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 | Mar 10, 1999 | Feb 9, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Feb 24, 1998 | Aug 9, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 17, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-471-30273 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-471-30273 → 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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