TEXAS · WELLS · WHARTON COUNTY · PIERCE ESTATES LEASE · API 42-481-03223 · DISTRICT 03
Pierce Estates #C111
Wharton County · Withers North (Marg. 1) field · Vertical
Pierce Estates #C111 (API 42-481-03223) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged August 28, 2007, last operated by Apache Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 29, 1983, permitted to 5,384 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco Inc. and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Top Of Marg, Top Of Marg., Frio.
Its lease has reported 956K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
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
- 9,758
- Phone
- (713) 954-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Oct 2003 |
| Latest permit | Texaco Inc.Dec 29, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,384
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 29, 1983
- last permit issued
- Feb 26, 1984
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 956K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 26, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 28, 2007
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-3-109602 | Withers, North (Marg. 1) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 0 | 956K | Jan 1993 – Oct 2003 |
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 → Feb 1995
- 2Apache CorporationMar 1995 → Oct 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 225285-99 | Recompletion | Texaco Inc. | Dec 28, 1983 | Dec 29, 1983 | — | 5,384 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 1984 | Pierce Estates G-3-109602 | Withers North (Marg. 1) | Apache Corporation | Plugged | — |
| Sep 25, 1978 | Pierce Estates G-3-78690 | 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 79 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASE OF MIOCENE | 5,350 | -5,271 |
| Top of Marg | 5,400 | -5,321 |
| Top of Marg. | 5,400 | -5,321 |
| FrioTOP OF FRIO | 5,450 | -5,371 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,124 | 5,134 | Perforated |
| 5,236 | 5,242 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 748 | 15.5 | 250 S |
| 2.875 | 5,152 | — | — |
| 7 | 5,385 | 9.875 | 250 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Apr 27, 1984 | Mar 15, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Apr 20, 1984 | Mar 15, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Mar 30, 1984 | Mar 15, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 5, 1978 | — |
| 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 42-481-03223 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-03223 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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