WELL · 42-481-32498 · DISTRICT 3
Reitz E. E. A #1
Wharton County · EL Campo West (5035 Stringer) field · Vertical
Reitz E. E. A #1 (API 42-481-32498) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged May 4, 2007, last operated by M. E. Operating.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 1985, permitted to 5,400 ft.
It was permitted by Carter Exploration Company and has since transferred to M. E. Operating on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Fresh Water, Catahoula, Bottomcatahoula Mass., Bottom Catahoula Massive.
Operator of record
Permitted by Carter Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Christ, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | M. E. Operating |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Carter Exploration CompanyJun 28, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,400
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 28, 1985
- last permit issued
- Dec 31, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2007
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 31, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 4, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reitz, E. E. "A" G-3-117247 | EL Campo, West (5035 Stringer) | M. E. Operating | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – May 2007 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 279045-99 | Recompletion | Carter Exploration Company | May 6, 1985 | Jun 28, 1985 | — | 5,280 |
| 198622-99 | Drill | Carter Exploration Company | May 26, 1983 | May 26, 1983 | — | 5,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-117247 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 89 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,490 | 4,510 | Perforated |
| 5,033 | 5,037 | Perforated |
| 5,082 | 5,086 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 487 | 13.5 | 405 S |
| 2.375 | 2,933 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,262 | 7.875 | 1,250 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. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jun 9, 1986 | May 9, 1986 | — |
| 00 | May 22, 1986 | May 5, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Nov 21, 1985 | May 6, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jul 26, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 11, 1983 | — |
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 42-481-32498 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-32498 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 586K
- bbl, all reported
- Dec 2000
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000059198 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged May 24, 2007 | 0 | 0 | 4,490–4,510 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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