WELL · 42-041-31882 · DISTRICT 3
Big Creek OL #1H
Brazos County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Horizontal
Big Creek OL #1H (API 42-041-31882) is a plugged horizontal well in Brazos County, plugged December 13, 2023, last operated by Bbx Operating L.L.C..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended 3 times) between 1996 and 2001, permitted to 15,700 ft.
It was permitted by Crawford Energy Operating CO and has since transferred to Bbx Operating L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Operator of record
Permitted by Crawford Energy Operating Co; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 120 permits on file · (281) 414-3120
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | BBX Operating L.L.C. |
| Production reports | BBX Operating, L.L.C.through Nov 2019 |
| Latest permit | Crawford Energy Operating CoDec 17, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,700
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Dec 17, 2001
- last permit issued
- Feb 16, 2002
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.83M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1996 THROUGH Feb 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 16, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 13, 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Creek OL G-3-161627 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | BBX Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 1.83M | Sep 1996 – Feb 2024 |
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.
- 1Shield PetroleumSep 1996 → Feb 2001
- 2Crawford Energy Operating CoMar 2001 → Aug 2008
- 3Crawford Hughes Operating Co.Sep 2008 → Oct 2019
- 4BBX Operating, L.L.C.Nov 2019 → Nov 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 516213-98 | Recompletion | Crawford Energy Operating Co | Oct 23, 2002 | Dec 17, 2001 | Jan 3, 2002 | 13,500 |
| 516213-99 | Recompletion | Crawford Energy Operating Co | Dec 17, 2001 | Dec 17, 2001 | — | 13,500 |
| 447354-97 | Drill | Shield Petroleum | Jan 23, 1997 | Apr 23, 1996 | Apr 25, 1996 | 15,700 |
| 447354-98 | Drill | Shield Petroleum | May 3, 1996 | Apr 23, 1996 | — | 15,700 |
| 447354-99 | Drill | Shield Petroleum | Apr 23, 1996 | Apr 23, 1996 | — | 15,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-161627 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 197 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 12,595 | -12,398 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,643 | 15,000 | Perforated |
| 12,676 | 14,195 | Perforated |
| 13,285 | 17,403 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.75 | 2,720 | 17.5 | 1,585 S |
| 13.375 | 2,720 | 17.5 | 1,585 S |
| 9.625 | 12,640 | 12.25 | 1,260 S |
| 9.625 | 12,640 | 17.25 | 1,260 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 | Feb 4, 2003 | Sep 17, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 28, 1997 | Jan 29, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 27, 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 42-041-31882 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31882 → 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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