WELL · 42-481-35434 · DISTRICT 3
Wright-Appling Gas Unit #1
Wharton County · Shanghai (D-3) field · Vertical
Wright-Appling Gas Unit #1 (API 42-481-35434) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged February 2, 2023, last operated by MB Energy LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 10, 2018, permitted to 10,300 ft.
It was permitted by Inland Ocean, Inc. and has since transferred to MB Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Boling Dome - Disposal, Miocene (undifferentiated), Catahoula, Anahuac.
Operator of record
Permitted by Inland Ocean, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 25 permits on file · (512) 913-0276
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | MB Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Inland Ocean, Inc.through Jan 2021 |
| Latest permit | Inland Ocean, Inc.Oct 10, 2018 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 10, 2018
- last permit issued
- Feb 13, 2019
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2019 THROUGH Jul 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 13, 2019
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 2, 2023
Surface location
29.230905, -96.264346
OpenStreetMap → · Google Maps →
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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright-Appling Gas Unit G-3-286735 | Shanghai (D-3) | MB Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 6.2K | Feb 2019 – Jul 2024 |
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.
- 1Inland Ocean, Inc.Feb 2019 → Jan 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 845567-99 | Drill | Inland Ocean, Inc. | Oct 9, 2018 | Oct 10, 2018 | Dec 2, 2018 | 10,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-286735 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 114 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Boling Dome - Disposal | 2,800 | -2,686 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE - DISPOSAL | 3,500 | -3,386 |
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA - DISPOSAL | 3,870 | -3,756 |
| AnahuacANAHUAC - DISPOSAL | 4,150 | -4,036 |
| Gretta - Disposal | 4,256 | -4,142 |
| FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL | 4,480 | -4,366 |
| Hungerford - Disposal | 6,850 | -6,736 |
| Whitsett - Disposal | 7,420 | -7,306 |
| YeguaYEGUA - DISPOSAL | 8,871 | -8,757 |
| WilcoxWILCOX - DISPOSAL | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,982 | 9,042 | Perforated |
| 9,397 | 9,410 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,525 | 14.75 | 1,140 S |
| 7.625 | 7,563 | 9.875 | 1,640 S |
| 4.5 | 9,587 | 6.75 | 320 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 | Jul 9, 2019 | Apr 23, 2019 | Yes |
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 42-481-35434 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-35434 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Wright42-481-35507
0.3 KM · MB Energy, LLC · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 3,434 | -3,320 |
| Catahoula | 3,600 | -3,486 |
| Gretta - Disposal | 4,230 | -4,116 |
| Frio | 4,230 | -4,116 |
| Hungerford - Disposal | — | |
| Anahuac | — | |
| Boling Dome - Disposal | — | |
| Yegua | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Wright42-481-35489
0.7 KM · MB Energy, LLC · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 2,640 | -2,530 |
| Catahoula | 3,715 | -3,605 |
| Gretta - Disposal | 4,218 | -4,108 |
| Frio | 4,440 | -4,330 |
| Anahuac | — | |
| Yegua | — | |
| Wilcox | — | |
| Whitsett - Disposal | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Carolyn Lange42-481-35497
0.9 KM · MB Energy, LLC · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 2,637 | -2,524 |
| Catahoula | 3,678 | -3,565 |
| Anahuac | 3,923 | -3,810 |
| Gretta - Disposal | 4,171 | -4,058 |
| Frio | 4,432 | -4,319 |
| Yegua | — | |
| Boling Dome - Disposal | — | |
| Hungerford - Disposal | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Carolyn Lange42-481-35498
1.0 KM · MB Energy, LLC · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 2,620 | -2,509 |
| Catahoula | 3,691 | -3,580 |
| Gretta - Disposal | 4,191 | -4,080 |
| Frio | 4,191 | -4,080 |
| Hungerford - Disposal | — | |
| Boling Dome - Disposal | — | |
| Yegua | — | |
| Wilcox | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Carolyn Lange42-481-35447
1.1 KM · Inland Ocean, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Boling Dome - Disposal | 4,000 | -3,888 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 4,250 | -4,138 |
| Catahoula | 4,475 | -4,363 |
| Anahuac | 4,813 | -4,701 |
| Gretta - Disposal | 5,250 | -5,138 |
| Frio | 5,865 | -5,753 |
| Hungerford - Disposal | 8,665 | -8,553 |
| Whitsett - Disposal | 8,820 | -8,708 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Lange-Clapp Gas Unit42-481-35398
1.2 KM · Ricochet Energy, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Whitsett - Disposal | — | |
| Gretta - Disposal | — | |
| Frio | — | |
| Catahoula | — | |
| Boling Dome - Disposal | — | |
| Anahuac | — | |
| Yegua | — | |
| Wilcox | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
CML Trust42-481-35482
1.3 KM · MB Energy, LLC · Section with this well →
| Gretta - Disposal | 4,202 | -4,094 |
| Frio | 4,826 | -4,718 |
| Yegua | — | |
| Wilcox | — | |
| Whitsett - Disposal | — | |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Hungerford - Disposal | — | |
| Catahoula | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
CML Mgmt Trust42-481-35454
1.4 KM · Inland Ocean, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Catahoula | 2,653 | -2,545 |
| Gretta - Disposal | 4,223 | -4,115 |
| Frio | 4,665 | -4,557 |
| Hungerford - Disposal | 6,064 | -5,956 |
| Yegua | 8,001 | -7,893 |
| Wilcox | 11,050 | -10,942 |
| Whitsett - Disposal | — | |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | — |
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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