WELL · 42-481-33511 · DISTRICT 3
West Bernard Unit #1
Wharton County · Bernard W. (7000) field · Vertical
West Bernard Unit #1 (API 42-481-33511) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged October 5, 1995, last operated by Sonat Exploration CO. - Houston.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1991 and 1995, permitted to 8,100 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Btm Of Frio, Yegua.
Operator of record
Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 15, 1993
- Permits on file
- 197
- Phone
- (713) 940-4026
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston |
| Production reports | Sonat Exploration Co. - Houstonthrough Oct 1995 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Co. - HoustonOct 5, 1995 |
- 8,100
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 5, 1995
- last permit issued
- Dec 6, 1991
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 674K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 6, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 5, 1995
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Bernard Unit G-3-140082 | Bernard, W. (7000) | Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston | 1 | 0 | 674K | Jan 1993 – Jan 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.
- 1Tri-C Resources, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1993
- 2Sonat Exploration Co. - HoustonJan 1994 → Oct 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 440328-99 | Recompletion | Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston | Sep 27, 1995 | Oct 5, 1995 | Oct 2, 1995 | 6,930 |
| 390439-99 | Drill | Tri-C Resources, Inc. | Jul 31, 1991 | Aug 2, 1991 | Aug 13, 1991 | 8,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-140082 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 15 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,711 | 6,715 | Perforated |
| 6,980 | 6,985 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,848 | 12.25 | 805 S |
| 4.5 | 7,830 | 8.75 | 725 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 | Mar 4, 1996 | Nov 2, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Jan 8, 1992 | Dec 12, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 31, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-481-33511 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-33511 → 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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