WELL · 42-047-31724 · DISTRICT 4
Barbara Lips Gas Unit #6
Brooks County · Lopez Ranch (Consolidated) field · Vertical
Barbara Lips Gas Unit #6 (API 42-047-31724) is a plugged well in Brooks County, plugged September 16, 2022, last operated by Besco Operating L.P..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 10, 1996, permitted to 11,800 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc. and has since transferred to Besco Operating L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Vicksburg.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P 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 Apr 2020 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Jul 10, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 10, 1996
- last permit issued
- Sep 12, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6.13M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1996 THROUGH Sep 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 12, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 16, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Lips Gas Unit G-4-160202 | Lopez Ranch (Vksbg F1) | Besco Operating, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 6.13M | Sep 1996 – Sep 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.Sep 1996 → Oct 1999
- 2Bass Enterprises Production Co.Nov 1999 → Dec 2006
- 3Bepco, L.P.Jan 2007 → Nov 2008
- 4Bopco, L.P.Dec 2008 → Feb 2017
- 5Besco Operating, L.P.Mar 2017 → Apr 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 450176-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Jul 10, 1996 | Jul 10, 1996 | Jul 30, 1996 | 11,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-160202 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 157 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| VicksburgVICKSBURG F | 9,655 | -9,498 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,658 | 9,722 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,994 | 14.75 | 1,080 S |
| 7.625 | 8,824 | 9.875 | 1,136 S |
| 3.5 | 9,981 | 6.5 | 295 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 | Nov 25, 1996 | Oct 16, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 29, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-047-31724 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-31724 → 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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