WELL · 42-481-33547 · DISTRICT 3
Dressler #1
Wharton County · Menefee (Frio 5500) field · Vertical
Dressler #1 (API 42-481-33547) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged September 1, 1998, last operated by Penwell Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1991 and 1995, permitted to 9,600 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Its 2 leases have reported 24.2K barrels of oil and 213K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 1998. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Active, filed Jun 17, 2026 · 132 permits on file · (713) 782-1311
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Penwell Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Penwell Energy, Inc.through Jan 1998 |
| Latest permit | Penwell Energy, Inc.Aug 30, 1995 |
- 9,600
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 30, 1995
- last permit issued
- Apr 1, 1992
- completed
- 24.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 213K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 1, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 1, 1998
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dressler G-3-155184 | Menefee (Brownson 4800) | Penwell Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 213K | Jul 1995 – Aug 1998 |
| Dressler O-3-21500 | Menefee (Frio 5500) | Penwell Energy, Inc. | 1 | 24.2K | 33 | 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.
- 1Penwell Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 439443-99 | Recompletion | Penwell Energy, Inc. | Aug 30, 1995 | Aug 30, 1995 | Jul 2, 1995 | 5,150 |
| 394766-98 | Drill | Penwell Energy, Inc. | May 19, 1992 | Dec 16, 1991 | Jan 7, 1992 | 6,206 |
| 394766-99 | Drill | Penwell Energy, Inc. | Dec 6, 1991 | Dec 16, 1991 | — | 9,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-155184 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-21500 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 86 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 5,450 | -5,364 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,826 | 4,832 | Perforated |
| 5,474 | 5,478 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,523 | 14.75 | 1,135 S |
| 7.625 | 6,268 | 9.875 | 715 S |
| 4.5 | — | 6.75 | 335 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 7, 1995 | Aug 22, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 8, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 26, 1992 | Jun 4, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 12, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-481-33547 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-33547 → 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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