WELL · 42-477-30828 · DISTRICT 3
Emma Bell Unit #1
Washington County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Producing · Horizontal
Emma Bell Unit #1 (API 42-477-30828) is a horizontal well in Washington County operated by Redbud E & P Inc., completed November 10, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 6, 1996, permitted to 15,500 ft.
It was permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company and has since transferred to Redbud E & P Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Giddings, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 9, 2026
- Permits on file
- 14
- Phone
- (979) 542-3085
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Redbud E & P Inc. |
| Production reports | Redbud E & P, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyAug 6, 1996 |
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
- Aug 6, 1996
- last permit issued
- Nov 10, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 18.4M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 10, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Bell Unit G-3-161623 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Redbud E & P, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 18.4M | Nov 1996 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 29,664 · prior 12 46,937(-37%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyNov 1996 → Jan 2001
- 2Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 3Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Jul 2007
- 4Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Aug 2007 → Apr 2016
- 5Crawford Hughes Operating Co.May 2016 → Jul 2019
- 6Ineos USA Oil & Gas LLCAug 2019 → May 2025
- 7Redbud E & P, Inc.Jun 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451163-98 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Sep 17, 1996 | Aug 6, 1996 | Aug 18, 1996 | 15,500 |
| 451163-99 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Aug 6, 1996 | Aug 6, 1996 | — | 15,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-161623 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 331 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN CHALK (TVD) | 13,347 | -13,016 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN CHALK (MD) | 14,572 | -14,241 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,545 | 14,593 | Perforated |
| 12,548 | 16,451 | Perforated |
| 14,418 | 14,628 | Perforated |
| 14,655 | 17,785 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,645 | 17.5 | 1,210 S |
| 9.625 | 11,881 | 12.25 | 675 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 3, 1997 | Jan 29, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 27, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-477-30828 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-477-30828 → 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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