TEXAS · WELLS · WHARTON COUNTY · PIERCE ESTATES LEASE · API 42-481-02777 · DISTRICT 03
Pierce Estates #C101
Wharton County · Withers North (AX Sand) field · Vertical
Pierce Estates #C101 (API 42-481-02777) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged September 14, 2006, last operated by Apache Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 31, 1984, permitted to 5,400 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco Inc. and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Top Of Marg, Frio.
Its lease has reported 6.24K barrels of oil and 186 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 2006. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texaco Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,756
- Phone
- (713) 954-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Dec 1995 |
| Latest permit | Texaco Inc.Aug 31, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,400
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 31, 1984
- last permit issued
- Dec 1, 1987
- completed
- 6.24K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 186
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 1, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 14, 2006
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce Estates O-3-19954 | Withers, North (AX Sand) | Apache Corporation | 4 | 6.24K | 186 | Jan 1993 – Dec 2006 |
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.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 1994
- 2Apache CorporationMar 1995 → Dec 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 252072-97 | Other | Texaco Inc. | Jan 7, 1988 | Aug 31, 1984 | — | 5,385 |
| 252072-99 | Other | Texaco Inc. | Aug 2, 1984 | Aug 31, 1984 | — | 5,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 1987 | Pierce Estates O-3-19954 | Withers North (AX Sand) | Apache Corporation | Plugged | — |
| Nov 3, 1984 | Pierce Estates O-3-6719 | Withers North | Remora Management LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 73 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASE OF MIOCENE | 5,350 | -5,277 |
| Top of Marg | 5,400 | -5,327 |
| FrioTOP OF FRIO | 5,450 | -5,377 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,278 | 5,294 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,130 | — | 250 S |
| 5.5 | 5,385 | — | — |
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 | Feb 10, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 7, 1985 | Dec 10, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-481-02777 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-02777 → 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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