WELL · 42-041-30974 · DISTRICT 3
Talisman #1
Brazos County · Kurten (Buda) field · Horizontal
Talisman #1 (API 42-041-30974) is a plugged horizontal well in Brazos County, plugged June 3, 1987, last operated by Hill Production CO.-Wisconsin.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 2010, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Bexco Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Hill Production CO.-Wisconsin on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Midway, Pecan.
Its lease has reported 73.9K barrels of oil and 18K mcf of gas since February 2011, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Bexco Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 6, 2015 · 122 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hill Production Co.-Wisconsin |
| Production reports | South Texas Operating Companythrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Bexco Operating, Inc.Nov 30, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 30, 2010
- last permit issued
- Jul 21, 1983
- completed
- 73.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 18K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 21, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 3, 1987
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redbud Unit O-3-25802 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | South Texas Operating Company | 1 | 73.9K | 18K | Feb 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 446 · prior 12 773(-42%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Bexco Operating, Inc.Feb 2011 → Dec 2019
- 2South Texas Operating CompanyJan 2020 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 705960-99 | Reenter | Bexco Operating, Inc. | Nov 29, 2010 | Nov 30, 2010 | Dec 19, 2010 | 8,000 |
| 200788-99 | Drill | Hill Production Co.-Wisconsin | Jul 7, 1983 | Jul 7, 1983 | — | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-25802 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 324 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | — | — |
| Midway | — | — |
| Pecan | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,426 | 11,550 | Perforated |
| 8,311 | 8,384 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,550 | 12.25 | 1,100 S |
| 7 | 7,426 | 8.75 | 427 S |
| 2.375 | 8,477 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 8,659 | 7.875 | 750 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 | Jun 25, 2012 | Mar 18, 2011 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 29, 1983 | — |
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 42-041-30974 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-30974 → 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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