WELL · 42-481-35194 · DISTRICT 3

Pierce Estates #C256

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Wharton County · Magnet Withers (F-21) field  · Vertical

Pierce Estates #C256 (API 42-481-35194) is a well in Wharton County operated by Apache Corporation, completed June 29, 2011.

The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended twice) between 2011 and 2018, permitted to 7,300 ft.

Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Boling Dome - Disposal, Frio, Yegua.

Its 3 leases have reported 163K barrels of oil and 315K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 13 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Apache Corporation

Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 9,754 permits on file · (713) 296-6400

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleApache Corporation
Production reportsRemora Management, LLCthrough Aug 2021
Latest permitApache CorporationJun 7, 2018

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

7,300
total depth, ft
5
permits on file
Jun 7, 2018
last permit issued
Jun 29, 2011
completed
163K
cumulative oil, bbl
315K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Jun 29, 2011
Shut in
—
Plugged
—

Surface location

29.157284, -96.094227

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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Wharton County.

Lease production

PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026

Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 13 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Pierce Estate C O-3-25285Magnet Withers (Frio Cons.)Remora Management, LLC569.9K94.8KOct 2008 – Jul 2026
Pierce Estates O-3-7164Magnet Withers (F-21)Apache Corporation573.9K164KJan 1993 – Apr 2020
Pierce Estate O-3-26459Magnet Withers (F-15)Apache Corporation318.7K55.5KJul 2013 – Feb 2019

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.

  1. 1Apache CorporationOct 2008 → Jun 2020
  2. 2Remora Management, LLCJul 2020 → Aug 2021

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
840924-99RecompletionApache CorporationJun 6, 2018Jun 7, 2018—7,300
824926-99RecompletionApache CorporationMar 29, 2017Apr 7, 2017Apr 3, 20177,300
716098-97DrillApache CorporationJul 19, 2011May 13, 2011May 18, 20117,300
716098-98DrillApache CorporationJun 15, 2011May 13, 2011May 18, 20117,300
716098-99DrillApache CorporationMay 11, 2011May 13, 2011May 18, 20117,300

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-3-7164————
—— O-3-25285————
—— O-3-26459————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →

FormationMD ft
Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE - DISPOSAL950
Boling Dome - Disposal1,660
FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL1,970
YeguaYEGUA - DISPOSAL2,650
Hungerford - Disposal2,990
CatahoulaCATAHOULA - DISPOSAL3,200
AnahuacANAHUAC - DISPOSAL3,620
Whitsett - Disposal4,200
Gretta - Disposal4,510
Frio5,470
WilcoxWILCOX - DISPOSAL11,500

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
6,4246,428Perforated
6,5476,550Perforated
6,7916,794Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
9.6251,62512.25835 S
73,2038.75140 S
77,3008.75365 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Aug 8, 2018Jun 21, 2018—
00Dec 11, 2017Jul 11, 2017—
00Oct 25, 2012Jul 25, 2011Yes

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.

Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.

Nearby wells and their tops

NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM

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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.

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Pierce Estate42-481-35174

0.3 KM · Apache Corporation · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)950
Boling Dome - Disposal1,660
Frio1,970
Yegua2,650
Hungerford - Disposal2,990
Catahoula3,200
Anahuac3,620
Whitsett - Disposal4,200

11 TOPS · FIRST 8

Pierce Estate42-481-34741

0.4 KM · Remora Management, LLC · Section with this well →

Frio5,455-5,371

Pierce Estates42-481-34637

0.5 KM · Apache Corporation · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)5,654-5,576
Frio5,950-5,872

Pierce Estate C42-481-35015

0.5 KM · Remora Management, LLC · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)2,000
Frio5,500
Miocene (undifferentiated)5,654
Frio5,950
Gretta - Disposal—
Anahuac—
Whitsett - Disposal—
Hungerford - Disposal—

12 TOPS · FIRST 8

Pierce Estates C42-481-35284

0.5 KM · Apache Corporation · Section with this well →

Boling Dome - Disposal1,650
Frio1,970
Miocene (undifferentiated)2,000
Yegua2,600
Hungerford - Disposal2,990
Catahoula3,200
Anahuac3,580
Whitsett - Disposal4,200

14 TOPS · FIRST 8

Pierce Estate42-481-35143

0.5 KM · Apache Corporation · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)950-873
Boling Dome - Disposal1,660-1,583
Frio1,970-1,893
Miocene (undifferentiated)2,000-1,923
Yegua2,650-2,573
Hungerford - Disposal2,990-2,913
Catahoula3,200-3,123
Anahuac3,620-3,543

12 TOPS · FIRST 8

Pierce Estate C42-481-35016

0.6 KM · Apache Corporation · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)2,000-1,924
Miocene (undifferentiated)2,000-1,924
Frio5,450-5,374
Frio5,450-5,374
Gretta - Disposal—
Anahuac—
Catahoula—
Yegua—

12 TOPS · FIRST 8

Pierce Estates42-481-35144

0.7 KM · Apache Corporation · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)950-874
Boling Dome - Disposal1,660-1,584
Frio1,970-1,894
Yegua2,650-2,574
Hungerford - Disposal2,990-2,914
Catahoula3,200-3,124
Anahuac3,620-3,544
Whitsett - Disposal4,200-4,124

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

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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