WELL · 42-041-31463 · DISTRICT 3
Horned Frog #1RE
Brazos County · Kurten (Buda) field · Horizontal
Horned Frog #1RE (API 42-041-31463) is a plugged horizontal well in Brazos County, plugged May 3, 1996, last operated by Union Pacific Resources Company.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1990 and 2009, permitted to 13,354 ft.
It was permitted by Bexco Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Union Pacific Resources Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Lower Cretaceous.
Its 2 leases have reported 143K barrels of oil and 95.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Union Pacific Resources Company
Permitted by Bexco Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 9, 2001 · 5,638 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Union Pacific Resources Company |
| Production reports | South Texas Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Bexco Operating, Inc.Oct 28, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,354
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Oct 28, 2009
- last permit issued
- Nov 26, 1990
- completed
- 143K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 95.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 26, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 3, 1996
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horned Frog O-3-25384 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | South Texas Operating Company | 1 | 99.9K | 0 | Jan 2009 – Jul 2026 |
| Horned Frog O-3-20900 | Kurten (Buda) | Union Pacific Resources Company | 2 | 43.5K | 95.9K | Jan 1993 – Jun 1996 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,434 · prior 12 1,804(-21%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 1996
- 2Sequoia Management, LLCJan 2009 → Sep 2009
- 3Bexco Operating, Inc.Oct 2009 → Dec 2019
- 4South Texas Operating CompanyJan 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 686713-99 | Recompletion | Bexco Operating, Inc. | Oct 28, 2009 | Oct 28, 2009 | Nov 22, 2009 | 8,000 |
| 675007-99 | Reenter | Sequoia Management, LLC | Nov 14, 2008 | Nov 25, 2008 | Dec 3, 2008 | 7,800 |
| 378138-98 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Dec 28, 1990 | Sep 18, 1990 | Sep 30, 1990 | 13,354 |
| 378138-99 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Sep 18, 1990 | Sep 18, 1990 | — | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-20900 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-25384 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 321 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 6,394 | -6,073 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,266 | -6,945 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,310 | -6,989 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 7,586 | -7,265 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 7,624 | -7,303 |
| Lower Cretaceous | 8,121 | -7,800 |
| Buda | 8,156 | -7,835 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,302 | 11,231 | Perforated |
| 7,410 | 7,635 | Perforated |
| 7,411 | 9,470 | Perforated |
| 8,240 | 13,354 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,000 | 14.75 | 550 S |
| 7.625 | 8,240 | 9.875 | 640 S |
| 7.625 | — | 9.875 | 1,050 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 | Apr 30, 2012 | Mar 8, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Oct 7, 2010 | Aug 6, 2010 | — |
| 00 | Dec 14, 2009 | Mar 2, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 7, 2009 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 26, 1991 | Dec 5, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 11, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-041-31463 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31463 → 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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