WELL · 42-481-33708 · DISTRICT 3
Wigginton #53
Wharton County · Sleepy (Frio) field · Vertical
Wigginton #53 (API 42-481-33708) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged January 4, 1999, last operated by United Oil & Minerals Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 19, 1994, permitted to 5,200 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Catahoula, Frio.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Austin, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 7, 2000
- Permits on file
- 464
- Phone
- (512) 328-8184
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | United Oil & Minerals Inc. |
| Production reports | United Oil & Minerals, Inc.through Oct 1998 |
| Latest permit | United Oil & Minerals, Inc.May 19, 1994 |
- 5,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 19, 1994
- last permit issued
- Jul 6, 1994
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 377K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1994 THROUGH Jan 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 6, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 4, 1999
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wigginton G-3-150597 | Sleepy (Frio) | United Oil & Minerals, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 377K | Jul 1994 – Jan 1999 |
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.
- 1United Oil & Minerals, Inc.Jul 1994 → Oct 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 424057-99 | Drill | United Oil & Minerals, Inc. | May 19, 1994 | May 19, 1994 | Jun 24, 1994 | 5,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-150597 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 103 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,451 | 4,457 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 512 | 12.25 | 120 S |
| 2.875 | 5,050 | 7.875 | 692 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 | Sep 12, 1994 | Aug 8, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 30, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-481-33708 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-33708 → 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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