WELL · 42-481-33746 · DISTRICT 3
Appling G. U. #1
Wharton County · Hutchins-Kubela (5800) field · Vertical
Appling G. U. #1 (API 42-481-33746) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged February 10, 2003, last operated by Venus Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1994 and 2001, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Venus Oil Company and has since transferred to Venus Exploration Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, Yegua.
Operator of record
Permitted by Venus Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2003 · 21 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Venus Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | Venus Exploration, Inc.through Jul 2001 |
| Latest permit | Venus Oil CompanyFeb 15, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 15, 2001
- last permit issued
- Jan 29, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 24.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1995 THROUGH Feb 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 29, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 10, 2003
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appling G. U. G-3-181492 | Hutchins-Kubela (5800) | Venus Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 14.8K | Jan 2001 – Feb 2003 |
| Appling G.U. G-3-153089 | Wildcat | Venus Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 9.49K | Jan 1995 – Jan 2001 |
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.
- 1Venus Oil CompanyJan 1995 → Feb 1995
- 2Venus Exploration, Inc.Feb 2001 → Jul 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 505194-99 | Recompletion | Venus Oil Company | Feb 12, 2001 | Feb 15, 2001 | Jan 22, 2001 | 12,000 |
| 429809-99 | Drill | Venus Oil Company | Nov 8, 1994 | Nov 10, 1994 | Nov 22, 1994 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-153089 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-181492 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 131 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,943 | 5,945 | Perforated |
| 9,261 | 9,285 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,804 | 17.5 | 2,050 S |
| 9.625 | 6,900 | 12.25 | 554 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 | May 24, 2001 | Mar 12, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 2, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 20, 1995 | Feb 23, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 8, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-481-33746 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-33746 → 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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