WELL · 42-493-30173 · DISTRICT 1
Pawelek L. J. et UX #1H
Wilson County · Pawelek (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Pawelek L. J. ET UX #1H (API 42-493-30173) is a horizontal well in Wilson County operated by First Light Operating LLC, completed February 17, 1976.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued June 26, 1997, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Pedeco, Inc. and has since transferred to First Light Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Recklaw, Poth, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 50.4K barrels of oil and 7.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pedeco, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · (512) 461-8418
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | First Light Operating LLC |
| Production reports | First Light Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Pedeco, Inc.Jun 26, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jun 26, 1997
- last permit issued
- Feb 17, 1976
- completed
- 50.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 17, 1976
- 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 lease 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pawelek, L. J., et UX O-1-4729 | Pawelek (Austin Chalk) | First Light Operating, LLC | 2 | 50.4K | 7.4K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 892 · prior 12 941(-5%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 269 · prior 12 277(-3%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1K & R Oil Co.Jan 1993 → Jan 1997
- 2Pedeco, Inc.Mar 1997 → Oct 2000
- 3First Rock, Inc.Nov 2000 → Jun 2025
- 4First Light Operating, LLCJul 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 464303-97 | Recompletion | Pedeco, Inc. | Jan 26, 1998 | Jun 26, 1997 | Jul 18, 1997 | 9,000 |
| 464303-98 | Recompletion | Pedeco, Inc. | Jul 21, 1997 | Jun 26, 1997 | — | 9,000 |
| 464303-99 | Recompletion | Pedeco, Inc. | Jun 26, 1997 | Jun 26, 1997 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-4729 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-4729 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 437 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Recklaw | 1,520 | -1,083 |
| Poth | 4,685 | -4,248 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN-CHALK | 7,022 | -6,585 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD SH | 7,288 | -6,851 |
| BudaBUDA LIME | 7,362 | -6,925 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,022 | 8,309 | Perforated |
| 7,238 | 7,278 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,009 | 10.75 | 290 S |
| — | 4,629 | — | 350 S |
| 4.5 | 7,444 | 7.875 | 840 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 | May 14, 1998 | Mar 16, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 22, 1998 | Feb 23, 1976 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 23, 1976 | — |
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 42-493-30173 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-493-30173 → 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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