WELL · 42-051-30881 · DISTRICT 3
Bugg John L. #4
Burleson County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Bugg John L. #4 (API 42-051-30881) is a plugged well in Burleson County, plugged September 5, 2014, last operated by Tandem Energy Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1982, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Tipco and has since transferred to Tandem Energy Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Big A Taylor, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 2.41K barrels of oil and 45.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2015.
Operator of record
Permitted by Tipco; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 138 permits on file · (281) 351-5840
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tandem Energy Corporation |
| Production reports | Tandem Energy Corporationthrough Mar 2014 |
| Latest permit | TipcoDec 31, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 31, 1982
- last permit issued
- Mar 3, 1981
- completed
- 2.41K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 45.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 3, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 5, 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bugg O-3-19813 | Big -a- Taylor | Tandem Energy Corporation | 1 | 2.41K | 45.9K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2015 |
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.
- 1Standard Resources Corp.Jan 1993 → Feb 2001
- 2Arrowhead Operating Inc.Mar 2001 → Apr 2005
- 3Tandem Energy CorporationMay 2005 → Jan 2014
Permits
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-19813 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 355 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Big a Taylor | 6,538 | -6,183 |
| Pecan Gap | 7,428 | -7,073 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,343 | -7,988 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD SHALE | 8,758 | -8,403 |
| Buda | 9,067 | -8,712 |
| Georgetown | 9,114 | -8,759 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,538 | 6,560 | Perforated |
| 8,544 | 8,747 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 40 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 4,030 | 12.25 | 1,150 S |
| 2.875 | 6,479 | — | — |
| 2.875 | 7,820 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,042 | 8.75 | 1,455 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 | Oct 21, 1987 | Jul 28, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Oct 13, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 13, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 9, 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 42-051-30881 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-30881 → 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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