WELL · 42-477-30418 · DISTRICT 3
Middle Gayhill Unit #1
Washington County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Vertical
Middle Gayhill Unit #1 (API 42-477-30418) is a plugged well in Washington County, plugged April 18, 1994, last operated by Taurus Enterprises Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 20, 1981, permitted to 13,500 ft.
It was permitted by Venquest Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Taurus Enterprises Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Taurus Enterprises Corporation
Permitted by Venquest Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
S Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Taurus Enterprises Corporation |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Venquest Resources, Inc.May 20, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 20, 1981
- last permit issued
- Oct 18, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 18, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 18, 1994
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Gayhill Unit G-3-97839 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Taurus Enterprises Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Sep 1995 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118642-99 | Drill | Venquest Resources, Inc. | May 20, 1981 | May 20, 1981 | — | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-97839 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,081 | 12,281 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 3,707 | 14.75 | 2,610 S |
| 2.375 | 9,122 | — | — |
| 7.625 | 9,964 | 9.875 | 1,100 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 21, 1982 | — |
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 42-477-30418 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-477-30418 → 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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