WELL · 42-493-32863 · DISTRICT 1
Betty Gene Pawelek #1H
Wilson County · Marcelina Creek (Austin Chalk) field · Producing · Horizontal
Betty Gene Pawelek #1H (API 42-493-32863) is a horizontal well in Wilson County operated by First Light Operating LLC, completed October 2, 2019 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 3, 2019, permitted to 8,100 ft.
It was permitted by Recoil Resources Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to First Light Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Wilcox, Navarro, Olmos, Anacacho.
Its lease has reported 73.6K barrels of oil and 25.9K mcf of gas since October 2019, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Recoil Resources Operating, 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 | Recoil Resources Operating, Inc.Sep 3, 2019 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 3, 2019
- last permit issued
- Oct 2, 2019
- completed
- 73.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 25.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2019 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 2, 2019
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
29.028778, -98.162172
OpenStreetMap → · Google Maps →
Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Wilson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betty Gene Pawelek O-1-19964 | Marcelina Creek (Austin Chalk) | First Light Operating, LLC | 1 | 73.6K | 25.9K | Oct 2019 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,076 · prior 12 1,278(-16%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 323 · prior 12 387(-17%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Recoil Resources Operating, Inc.Oct 2019 → Feb 2024
- 2First Rock, Inc.May 2024 → Jun 2025
- 3First Light Operating, LLCJul 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 856631-99 | Drill | Recoil Resources Operating, Inc. | Aug 28, 2019 | Sep 3, 2019 | Sep 12, 2019 | 8,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-19964 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 410 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxWILCOX - DISPOSAL | 2,550 | -2,140 |
| Navarro | 5,359 | -4,949 |
| Olmos | 6,016 | -5,606 |
| AnacachoANACACHO - H2S | 6,982 | -6,572 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN CHALK - H2S | 7,144 | -6,734 |
| BudaBUDA - H2S | — | — |
| Eagle FordEAGLE FORD - H2S | — | — |
| EdwardsEDWARDS - H2S, DISPOSAL | — | — |
| GeorgetownGEORGETOWN - H2S | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,272 | 16,672 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 4,655 | 14.75 | 1,882 S |
| 7.625 | 7,272 | 9.875 | 879 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 | Mar 13, 2020 | Nov 25, 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 42-493-32863 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-493-32863 → 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.
Lyssy-Deering42-493-32742
1.2 KM · Vistar Oil Texas LLC · Section with this well →
| Anacacho | 6,608 | -6,184 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,005 | -6,581 |
| Eagle Ford | 7,383 | -6,959 |
| Buda | 7,440 | -7,016 |
Schiffers Ranch42-493-31937
1.3 KM · Watco Energy, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Wilcox | 4,463 | -4,032 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,720 | -6,289 |
| Eagle Ford | 7,140 | -6,709 |
| Buda | 7,196 | -6,765 |
Schiffers Ranch42-493-32471
1.5 KM · Pedeco, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Wilcox | 1,750 | -1,324 |
| Navarro | 5,485 | -5,059 |
| Olmos | 6,130 | -5,704 |
| Anacacho | 6,830 | -6,404 |
| Anacacho | 6,986 | -6,560 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,043 | -6,617 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,202 | -6,776 |
| Eagle Ford | 7,442 | -7,016 |
12 TOPS · FIRST 8
Thoms42-493-32183
1.7 KM · Texlark Exploration Company, Inc · Section with this well →
| Queen City | 930 | -508 |
| Carrizo | 1,935 | -1,513 |
| Escondido | 5,250 | -4,828 |
| Olmos | 6,280 | -5,858 |
| Anacacho | 7,185 | -6,763 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,360 | -6,938 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,360 | -6,938 |
| Eagle Ford | 7,610 | -7,188 |
13 TOPS · FIRST 8
Smokey MY Friend42-493-33021
3.3 KM · Warwick-Artemis, LLC · Section with this well →
| Wilcox | 2,173 | -1,753 |
| Navarro | 5,961 | -5,541 |
| Olmos | 6,621 | -6,201 |
| Anacacho | 7,359 | -6,939 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,561 | -7,141 |
| Eagle Ford | 7,975 | -7,555 |
| Edwards | — | |
| Buda | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
World of Pain42-493-33022
3.3 KM · Warwick-Artemis, LLC · Section with this well →
| Wilcox | 2,143 | -1,723 |
| Navarro | 5,938 | -5,518 |
| Olmos | 6,596 | -6,176 |
| Anacacho | 7,336 | -6,916 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,539 | -7,119 |
| Eagle Ford | 7,960 | -7,540 |
| Buda | — | |
| Georgetown | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Hosek-Boening B42-493-32930
3.7 KM · Recoil Resources Operating, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Wilcox | 3,295 | -2,901 |
| Navarro | 6,045 | -5,651 |
| Olmos | 6,711 | -6,317 |
| Anacacho | 7,791 | -7,397 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,879 | -7,485 |
| Eagle Ford | 8,108 | -7,714 |
| Buda | — | |
| Georgetown | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Hosek-Boening A42-493-32929
3.7 KM · Recoil Resources Operating, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Wilcox | 3,309 | -2,915 |
| Navarro | 6,060 | -5,666 |
| Olmos | 6,724 | -6,330 |
| Anacacho | 7,817 | -7,423 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,912 | -7,518 |
| Eagle Ford | 8,139 | -7,745 |
| Buda | — | |
| Edwards | — |
9 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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