TEXAS · WELLS · WHARTON COUNTY · PIERCE ESTATES, INC. LEASE · API 42-481-03165 · DISTRICT 03
Pierce Estates Inc. #71
Wharton County · Withers North field · Vertical
Pierce Estates Inc. #71 (API 42-481-03165) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged April 14, 1997, last operated by Mcgowan Working Partners Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 30, 1985, permitted to 5,390 ft.
It was permitted by Bass Enterprises Production CO. and has since transferred to Mcgowan Working Partners Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 980K barrels of oil and 289K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 39 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Bass Enterprises Production Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Jackson, MS
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 27, 2025
- Permits on file
- 60
- Phone
- (601) 982-3444
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | McGowan Working Partners Inc. |
| Production reports | McGowan Working Partners, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Bass Enterprises Production Co.Aug 30, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,390
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 30, 1985
- last permit issued
- Feb 4, 1986
- completed
- 980K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 289K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 4, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 14, 1997
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 39 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce Estates, Inc. O-3-4526 | Withers, North | McGowan Working Partners, Inc. | 39 | 980K | 289K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 15,510 · prior 12 16,436(-6%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,738 · prior 12 2,664(+3%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Vintage Petroleum, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1994
- 2McGowan Working PartnersJan 1995 → Apr 2000
- 3McGowan Working Partners, Inc.May 2000 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 283655-99 | Recompletion | Bass Enterprises Production Co. | Aug 30, 1985 | Aug 30, 1985 | — | 5,390 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 1986 | Pierce Estates Inc. O-3-4526 | Withers North | McGowan Working Partners Inc. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,452 | 4,603 | Perforated |
| 4,621 | 4,680 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,015 | 15 | 775 S |
| 5.5 | 5,391 | 8.625 | 700 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 | Apr 1, 1986 | Feb 27, 1986 | — |
| 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 42-481-03165 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-03165 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 1.15M
- bbl, all reported
- Jun 1997
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000058286 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged Apr 18, 1997 | 3,000 | 800 | 4,355–4,690 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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