WELL · 42-047-30909 · DISTRICT 4
Lips Barbara B (Ecr) #3
Brooks County · Lopez Ranch (Vksbg 12250) field · Vertical
Lips Barbara B (Ecr) #3 (API 42-047-30909) is a plugged well in Brooks County, plugged June 13, 2022, last operated by Besco Operating L.P..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 25, 1980, permitted to 14,000 ft.
It was permitted by Hilliard Oil & Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to Besco Operating L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Vicksburg, Yegua.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hilliard Oil & Gas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 1 permits on file · (817) 390-8787
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Besco Operating L.P. |
| Production reports | Besco Operating, L.P.through Jul 2019 |
| Latest permit | Hilliard Oil & Gas, Inc.Nov 25, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 25, 1980
- last permit issued
- Mar 28, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 274K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 28, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 13, 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lips, Barbara "B" (Ecr) G-4-95389 | Lopez Ranch (Vksbg 12250) | Besco Operating, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 274K | Jan 1993 – May 2022 |
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.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Apr 1996 → Oct 1999
- 2Bass Enterprises Production Co.Mar 2000 → Oct 2006
- 3Bepco, L.P.May 2008 → Nov 2008
- 4Bopco, L.P.Dec 2008 → Jan 2016
- 5Besco Operating, L.P.Jun 2017 → Jul 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100413-99 | Drill | Hilliard Oil & Gas, Inc. | Nov 25, 1980 | Nov 25, 1980 | — | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-95389 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 120 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,679 | 11,696 | Perforated |
| 11,788 | 11,833 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,640 | 17.5 | 1,150 S |
| 9.625 | 8,880 | 12.25 | 1,550 S |
| 2.5 | 11,440 | — | — |
| 5 | 12,300 | 8.5 | 2,285 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 3, 1996 | Apr 29, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 19, 1981 | — |
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 42-047-30909 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-30909 → 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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