TEXAS · WELLS · WHARTON COUNTY · API 42-481-03617 · DISTRICT 03
State Tracts Unit #81A
Wharton County · Magnet Withers (Heterostegina) field · Directional
State Tracts Unit #81A (API 42-481-03617) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged December 16, 1998, last operated by Apache Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 26, 1996, permitted to 5,471 ft.
Its 2 leases have reported 11.1K barrels of oil and 64.1K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The leases carry 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- 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 Apr 1995 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationApr 26, 1996 |
- 5,471
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 26, 1996
- last permit issued
- May 22, 1996
- completed
- 11.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 64.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 22, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 16, 1998
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Tracts O-3-2897 | Magnet Withers | Apache Corporation | 5 | 11.1K | 64.1K | Jan 1993 – Apr 1995 |
| State Tracts Unit G-3-158735 | Magnet Withers (Heterostegina) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | May 1996 – — |
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 → Apr 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 438928-99 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | Aug 15, 1995 | Apr 26, 1996 | May 20, 1996 | 5,471 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 1996 | State Tracts Unit G-3-158735 | Magnet Withers (Heterostegina) | Apache Corporation | Plugged | — |
| May 22, 1980 | State Tracts O-3-2897 | Magnet Withers | Apache Corporation | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,110 | 5,114 | Perforated |
| 5,141 | 5,145 | Perforated |
| 5,520 | 5,533 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,527 | 15 | — |
| 2.375 | 5,315 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,625 | 8.75 | — |
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 | Jul 31, 1996 | May 30, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 9, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 11, 1980 | — |
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 42-481-03617 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-03617 → 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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