TEXAS · WELLS · WHARTON COUNTY · PIERCE ESTATES LEASE · API 42-481-02907 · DISTRICT 03
Pierce Estates #C 71
Wharton County · Withers North (Miocene 4000) field · Vertical
Pierce Estates #C 71 (API 42-481-02907) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged August 2, 2005, last operated by Apache Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1983, permitted to 5,398 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco Inc. and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Wither S, No (Marg-1).
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
- 9,757
- Phone
- (713) 954-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Texaco Inc.Mar 23, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,398
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 23, 1983
- last permit issued
- Jul 11, 1984
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 11, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 2, 2005
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce Estates G-3-105042 | Withers, North (Miocene 4000) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2005 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 189458-99 | Recompletion | Texaco Inc. | Mar 23, 1983 | Mar 23, 1983 | — | 5,398 |
| 98999-99 | Other | Texaco Inc. | Oct 10, 1980 | Oct 10, 1980 | — | 5,395 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 1984 | Pierce Estates G-3-105042 | Withers North (Miocene 4000) | Apache Corporation | Plugged | — |
| Dec 3, 1980 | Pierce Estates G-3-90788 | Withers North | Texaco Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Aug 22, 1979 | Pierce Estates G-3-83839 | Withers North (-a- Sand) | Texaco Inc. | Plugged | — |
| — | Pierce Estates O-3-6719 | Withers North | Remora Management LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 78 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE (4200) | 4,250 | -4,172 |
| Wither S, NO (Marg-1) | 5,220 | -5,142 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASE OF MIOCENE | 5,350 | -5,272 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,756 | 3,959 | Perforated |
| 3,849 | 3,852 | Perforated |
| 5,131 | 5,135 | Perforated |
| 5,226 | 5,232 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,122 | 15 | 300 S |
| 2.375 | 3,800 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 5,010 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 5,136 | — | — |
| 7 | 5,393 | 9.875 | 300 S |
| 7 | 5,393 | 9.375 | 300 sx |
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 | Aug 6, 1984 | Jul 20, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 20, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 15, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 5, 1979 | — |
| 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 42-481-02907 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-02907 → 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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