WELL · 42-481-33978 · DISTRICT 3
Rees-Gifford Gas Unit #1
Wharton County · Jones Creek North (Wilcox) field · Sidetrack
Rees-Gifford Gas Unit #1 (API 42-481-33978) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged July 21, 2021, last operated by Kaiser-Francis Oil Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1997 and 1998, permitted to 17,000 ft.
It was permitted by Transtexas Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Kaiser-Francis Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio, Yegua.
Operator of record
Permitted by Transtexas Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tulsa, OK · P-5 X, filed Apr 15, 2026 · 464 permits on file · (918) 494-0000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Kaiser-Francis Oil Company |
| Production reports | Kaiser-Francis Oil Companythrough Nov 2019 |
| Latest permit | Transtexas Gas CorporationMay 20, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 17,000
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- May 20, 1998
- last permit issued
- Aug 19, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.72M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1997 THROUGH Jul 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 19, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 21, 2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rees-Gifford Gas Unit G-3-171300 | Jones Creek, North (Wilcox) | Kaiser-Francis Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 2.71M | Jun 1998 – Jul 2021 |
| Rees-Gifford Gas Unit G-3-168319 | Jones Creek (Deep Wilcox) | Transtexas Gas Corporation | 1 | 0 | 11.5K | Dec 1997 – Jun 1998 |
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.
- 1Transtexas Gas CorporationDec 1997 → Nov 2000
- 2Kaiser-Francis Oil CompanyDec 2000 → Nov 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 476472-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Transtexas Gas Corporation | May 20, 1998 | May 20, 1998 | May 20, 1998 | 17,000 |
| 464538-97 | Drill | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Apr 21, 1998 | Jul 3, 1997 | Jul 15, 1997 | 17,000 |
| 464538-98 | Drill | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Sep 11, 1997 | Jul 3, 1997 | — | 17,000 |
| 464538-99 | Drill | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Jul 3, 1997 | Jul 3, 1997 | — | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-168319 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-171300 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 125 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASE OF MIOCENE | 3,760 | -3,635 |
| FrioBASE OF FRIO | 5,470 | -5,345 |
| YeguaTOP OF YEGUA | 7,163 | -7,038 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,942 | 11,982 | Perforated |
| 11,942 | 12,322 | Perforated |
| 12,254 | 12,322 | Perforated |
| 12,266 | 13,917 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 6,700 | 14.75 | 570 S |
| 7.625 | 11,912 | 9.875 | 300 S |
| 4.5 | 12,500 | 6.125 | 200 S |
| 4.5 | 14,363 | 6.5 | 350 S |
| 10.75 | — | 14.75 | 1,565 S |
| 7.625 | — | 9.875 | 520 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 28, 1999 | Sep 10, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Jan 26, 1999 | Aug 13, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 13, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 23, 1998 | Apr 22, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 10, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-481-33978 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-33978 → 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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