WELL · 42-025-32801 · DISTRICT 2
Bauer Chato #2
Bee County · Medio Creek East (4730) field · Vertical
Bauer Chato #2 (API 42-025-32801) is a plugged well in Bee County, plugged March 25, 1999, last operated by Hamman Oil & Refining Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 22, 1997, permitted to 5,400 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Catahoula, Frio, Vicksburg.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 1, 2026
- Permits on file
- 359
- Phone
- (713) 526-7417
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hamman Oil & Refining Company |
| Production reports | Hamman Oil & Refining Companythrough Jan 1999 |
| Latest permit | Hamman Oil & Refg. Co.Jan 22, 1997 |
- 5,400
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 22, 1997
- last permit issued
- Mar 27, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 31.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1997 THROUGH Mar 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 27, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 25, 1999
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauer, Chato G-2-163063 | Medio Creek, East (4730) | Hamman Oil & Refining Company | 1 | 0 | 31.3K | Mar 1997 – Mar 1999 |
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.
- 1Hamman Oil & Refining CompanyMar 1997 → Jan 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 457399-98 | Drill | Hamman Oil & Refg. Co. | May 13, 1997 | Jan 22, 1997 | — | 5,400 |
| 457399-99 | Drill | Hamman Oil & Refg. Co. | Jan 15, 1997 | Jan 22, 1997 | Feb 25, 1997 | 5,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-163063 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 150 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,594 | 4,602 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 560 | 12.25 | 239 S |
| 4.5 | 5,399 | 7.875 | 1,075 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 25, 1997 | May 7, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 10, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-025-32801 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-025-32801 → 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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