WELL · 42-481-31603 · DISTRICT 3
Pierce Estate #1
Wharton County · Vertical
Pierce Estate #1 (API 42-481-31603) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged May 12, 1978, last operated by B & M Operating CO., Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 1979, permitted to 7,112 ft.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 7, 2022 · 42 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | B & M Operating Co., Inc.Dec 31, 1979 |
- 7,112
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 31, 1979
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 12, 1978
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 Estate G-3-86949 | B U Ranch (Seg D Marg.) | B & M Operating Co., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – May 2009 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68483-99 | Other | B & M Operating Co., Inc. | Dec 31, 1979 | Dec 31, 1979 | — | 5,350 |
| 21487-99 | Drill | Quintex Petroleum Corp. | Apr 5, 1978 | Apr 5, 1978 | — | 7,112 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-86949 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,265 | 5,268 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,016 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,388 | 7.875 | 245 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 1, 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 42-481-31603 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-31603 → 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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