TEXAS · WELLS · WHARTON COUNTY · PIERCE ESTATES LEASE · API 42-481-30706 · DISTRICT 03
Pierce Estates #C187
Wharton County · Withers North (Marg. 1) field · Vertical
Pierce Estates #C187 (API 42-481-30706) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged August 8, 2001, last operated by Apache Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 1986, permitted to 6,792 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco Inc. and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Top Of Marg., Frio.
Its lease has reported 30.6K 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 May 1995 |
| Latest permit | Texaco Inc.Jan 3, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,792
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 3, 1986
- last permit issued
- Mar 4, 1988
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 30.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 4, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 8, 2001
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-3-120537 | Withers, North (Marg. 1) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 0 | 30.6K | Jan 1993 – May 1995 |
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 → Jun 1994
- 2Apache CorporationMay 1995 → May 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 294614-99 | Recompletion | Texaco Inc. | Jan 2, 1986 | Jan 3, 1986 | — | 6,792 |
| 209938-99 | Recompletion | Texaco Inc. | Aug 25, 1983 | Sep 6, 1983 | — | 5,380 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 1988 | Pierce Estates G-3-120537 | Withers North (Marg. 1) | Apache Corporation | Plugged | — |
| Nov 23, 1983 | Pierce Estates G-3-108273 | Withers North (-a- Sand) | Texaco Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Mar 6, 1979 | Pierce Estates G-3-81340 | Withers North | 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 76 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASE OF MIOCENE | 5,350 | -5,274 |
| Top of Marg. | 5,400 | -5,324 |
| FrioTOP OF FRIO | 5,450 | -5,374 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,030 | 5,038 | Perforated |
| 5,048 | 5,054 | Perforated |
| 5,086 | 5,094 | Perforated |
| 5,098 | 5,103 | Perforated |
| 5,108 | 5,113 | Perforated |
| 5,127 | 5,131 | Perforated |
| 5,238 | 5,244 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,217 | 15 | 940 S |
| 2.375 | 5,047 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,700 | 10.75 | 200 S |
| 4.5 | 5,700 | 8.75 | 650 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 19, 1988 | Mar 30, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Apr 18, 1986 | Mar 25, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 4, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 30, 1984 | Dec 12, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 26, 1979 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 31, 1974 | — |
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 42-481-30706 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-30706 → 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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