WELL · 42-481-34444 · DISTRICT 3
Pierce Estates #C231
Wharton County · Withers North (-F-) field · Vertical
Pierce Estates #C231 (API 42-481-34444) is a well in Wharton County operated by Apache Corporation, completed June 13, 2002.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) in 2002, permitted to 5,600 ft.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.21M barrels of oil and 892K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 23 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,756
- Phone
- (713) 954-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | Remora Management, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationMay 8, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,600
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 8, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jun 13, 2002
- completed
- 1.21M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 892K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 13, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 23 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce Estates O-3-6720 | Withers, North (-C- Sand) | Remora Management, LLC | 22 | 1.21M | 851K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Pierce Estates G-3-189765 | Withers, North (-F-) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 0 | 40.8K | Jun 2002 – Feb 2003 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 16,009 · prior 12 16,838(-5%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 5,194 · prior 12 2,681(+94%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Apache CorporationMar 1995 → Jun 2020
- 3Remora Management, LLCJul 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 519835-99 | Drill | Apache Corporation | May 8, 2002 | May 8, 2002 | May 23, 2002 | 5,600 |
| 528454-98 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | Feb 14, 2003 | Feb 13, 2002 | Jan 9, 2003 | 5,600 |
| 528454-99 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | Feb 13, 2003 | Feb 13, 2002 | — | 5,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-189765 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-6720 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,291 | 5,297 | Perforated |
| 5,480 | 5,484 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,032 | 12.25 | 705 S |
| 7 | 5,600 | 8.75 | 475 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 | Apr 21, 2003 | Feb 24, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 1, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 26, 2002 | Jul 11, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 7, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-481-34444 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-34444 → 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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