WELL · 42-481-30393 · DISTRICT 3
Pierce Estates #172
Wharton County · Magnet Withers (Miocene 3250) field · Vertical
Pierce Estates #172 (API 42-481-30393) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged August 9, 2007, last operated by Apache Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1987 and 2004, permitted to 5,728 ft.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,754
- Phone
- (713) 954-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Nov 2004 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationJul 23, 2004 |
- 5,728
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 23, 2004
- last permit issued
- Jul 13, 2004
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 118K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2007
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 13, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 9, 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce Estates G-3-203155 | Magnet Withers (Miocene 3250) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 0 | 24K | Jul 2004 – Aug 2007 |
| Pierce Estates G-3-123863 | Magnet Withers (Marginulina 1) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 0 | 93.8K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2004 |
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 → Nov 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 548680-99 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | Jul 23, 2004 | Jul 23, 2004 | Jul 3, 2004 | 5,728 |
| 326076-99 | Recompletion | Texaco Inc. | Feb 2, 1987 | Mar 5, 1987 | — | 5,728 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-123863 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-203155 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,254 | 3,265 | Perforated |
| 3,282 | 3,290 | Perforated |
| 5,378 | 5,383 | Perforated |
| 5,379 | 5,384 | Perforated |
| 5,459 | 5,462 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,766 | 15 | 730 S |
| 10.75 | 1,767 | 15 | 730 S |
| 4.5 | 5,715 | 9.875 | 600 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 | Nov 9, 2004 | Jul 27, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 8, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 16, 2004 | May 26, 2004 | — |
| 00 | May 7, 1987 | Apr 16, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 30, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 14, 1972 | — |
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 42-481-30393 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-30393 → 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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