TEXAS · WELLS · WHARTON COUNTY · API 42-481-33858 · DISTRICT 03
Gadeke Gas Unit #1
Wharton County · Black Owl (4430) field · Vertical
Gadeke Gas Unit #1 (API 42-481-33858) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged November 21, 1999, last operated by Cox & Perkins Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1996 and 1997, permitted to 9,500 ft.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Catahoula, Greta, Sinton, Nodosaria.
Its 2 leases have reported 16.8K barrels of oil and 1.01M mcf of gas since April 1996, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Cox & Perkins Exploration Inc.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 3, 2012
- Permits on file
- 306
- Phone
- (713) 783-7880
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cox & Perkins Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc.through Nov 1999 |
| Latest permit | Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc.Nov 6, 1997 |
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 6, 1997
- last permit issued
- Nov 18, 1997
- completed
- 16.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.01M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1996 THROUGH Nov 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 18, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 21, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gadeke Gas Unit G-3-166182 | Black Owl (4430) | Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 303 | 459K | Nov 1997 – Nov 1999 |
| Gadeke Gas Unit G-3-158645 | Black Owl (Yegua 8260) | Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 16.5K | 552K | Apr 1996 – Jul 1997 |
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.
- 1Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc.Apr 1996 → Nov 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 469731-99 | Recompletion | Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc. | Nov 6, 1997 | Nov 6, 1997 | — | 5,500 |
| 463880-99 | Recompletion | Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc. | Jun 17, 1997 | Jun 19, 1997 | Nov 7, 1997 | 8,235 |
| 445444-99 | Drill | Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc. | Mar 1, 1996 | Mar 4, 1996 | Mar 14, 1996 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 1997 | Gadeke Gas Unit G-3-166182 | Black Owl (4430) | Cox & Perkins Exploration Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Apr 10, 1996 | Gadeke Gas Unit G-3-158645 | Black Owl (Yegua 8260) | Cox & Perkins Exploration Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 101 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,430 | 4,435 | Perforated |
| 8,270 | 8,277 | Perforated |
| 8,279 | 8,282 | Perforated |
| 8,287 | 8,294 | Perforated |
| 8,298 | 8,313 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,837 | 12.25 | 650 S |
| 7 | 6,085 | 8.75 | 165 S |
| 2.875 | 8,560 | 6.125 | 185 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Mar 13, 1998 | Dec 8, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 3, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 11, 1996 | May 9, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 3, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-481-33858 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-33858 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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