WELL · 42-051-31095 · DISTRICT 3
Blinka-Poehl #1
Burleson County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Blinka-Poehl #1 (API 42-051-31095) is a well in Burleson County operated by Bellwether Exploration Company, completed December 1, 1980.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1996, permitted to 10,500 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its 2 leases have reported 72 barrels of oil and 282K 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
Bellwether Exploration Company
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 7, 2001
- Permits on file
- 61
- Phone
- (713) 753-1527
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bellwether Exploration Company |
| Production reports | Nitro Oil & Gas, LLCthrough Aug 2023 |
| Latest permit | Bellwether Exploration CompanyAug 20, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 20, 1996
- last permit issued
- Dec 1, 1980
- completed
- 72
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 282K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 1, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinka-Poehl G-3-160840 | Big -a- Taylor | Nitro Oil & Gas, LLC | 1 | 0 | 282K | Oct 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| Blinka-Poehl O-3-13544 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Bellwether Exploration Company | 2 | 72 | 4 | Jan 1993 – Aug 1997 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Hampton Resources CorporationJan 1993 → Mar 1995
- 2Bellwether Exploration CompanyOct 1996 → Sep 2000
- 3Bison Energy Partners, Inc.Oct 2000 → Aug 2001
- 4Bison Energy Partners, Ltd.Sep 2001 → Apr 2002
- 5White Oak Operating Company LLCMay 2002 → Sep 2003
- 6Chaparral Energy, L.L.C.Oct 2003 → Jul 2014
- 7Ramtex Energy LLCAug 2014 → Feb 2023
- 8Nitro Oil & Gas, LLCMar 2023 → Aug 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451744-99 | Recompletion | Bellwether Exploration Company | Aug 20, 1996 | Aug 20, 1996 | Sep 23, 1996 | 9,369 |
| 96268-99 | Drill | Tipco | Oct 21, 1980 | Oct 21, 1980 | Oct 26, 1980 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-160840 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-13544 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 325 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 8,934 | -8,609 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD SHALE | 9,266 | -8,941 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,970 | 6,980 | Perforated |
| 9,003 | 9,254 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 40 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 3,540 | 12.25 | 935 S |
| 2.875 | 8,950 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,352 | 8.75 | 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 | Jan 23, 1997 | Oct 22, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 27, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 4, 1980 | — |
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 42-051-31095 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-31095 → 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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