TEXAS · WELLS · BURLESON COUNTY · BESS UNIT LEASE · API 42-051-31617 · DISTRICT 03
Bess Unit #1
Burleson County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Producing · Vertical
Bess Unit #1 (API 42-051-31617) is a well in Burleson County operated by Wildfire Energy Operating LLC, completed June 30, 2012 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1989, permitted to 7,705 ft.
It was permitted by U. S. Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Wildfire Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Buda.
Its lease has reported 36K barrels of oil and 127K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by U. S. Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 24, 2025
- Permits on file
- 171
- Phone
- (832) 558-0100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Wildfire Energy Operating LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | U. S. Operating, Inc.Jul 24, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,705
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 24, 1989
- last permit issued
- Jun 30, 2012
- completed
- 36K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 127K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 30, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bess Unit O-3-14527 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 1 | 36K | 127K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 674 · prior 12 573(+18%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 974 · prior 12 1,504(-35%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1U. S. Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1994
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanyAug 1994 → Jan 2001
- 3Anadarko E&P Company LPJul 2012 → Dec 2012
- 4Anadarko E&P Onshore LLCJan 2013 → Jun 2017
- 5Wildhorse Resources Mngt Co, LLCJul 2017 → May 2019
- 6Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C.Jun 2019 → Feb 2023
- 7Wildfire Energy Operating LLCMar 2023 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 361774-99 | Recompletion | U. S. Operating, Inc. | Jul 20, 1989 | Jul 24, 1989 | — | 8,342 |
| 120151-99 | Drill | U. S. Operating, Inc. | Jun 5, 1981 | Jun 5, 1981 | — | 8,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2012 | Bess Unit O-3-14527 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | Producing | 7,705 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | Bess Unit O-3-14527 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | Producing | 7,705 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 240 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 6,480 | -6,240 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,705 | -7,465 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 7,834 | -7,594 |
| Buda | 8,190 | -7,950 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,707 | 7,831 | Perforated |
| 8,191 | 8,308 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 4,006 | 12.25 | 1,420 S |
| 2.375 | 7,620 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,342 | 7.875 | 425 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 8, 2012 | Nov 7, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Nov 15, 1989 | Oct 3, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 20, 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 42-051-31617 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-31617 → 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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