TEXAS · WELLS · BURLESON COUNTY · API 42-051-33411 · DISTRICT 03
Buffalo Ranch #1
Burleson County · Giddings (Buda) field · Horizontal · Directional
Buffalo Ranch #1 (API 42-051-33411) is a plugged horizontal well in Burleson County, plugged December 29, 2020, last operated by Apache Corporation.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1993 and 2001, permitted to 15,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Buda, Td.
Its 2 leases have reported 85K barrels of oil and 2.24M mcf of gas since January 1994, last reporting in September 2022. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,757
- Phone
- (713) 954-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Feb 2022 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationMar 26, 2001 |
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Mar 26, 2001
- last permit issued
- Dec 11, 2000
- completed
- 85K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.24M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1994 THROUGH Sep 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 11, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 29, 2020
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Ranch O-3-24016 | Giddings (Buda) | Apache Corporation | 2 | 67.4K | 2.01M | Dec 2000 – Sep 2022 |
| Buffalo Ranch O-3-22334 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 17.6K | 228K | Jan 1994 – Sep 2001 |
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.
- 1Apache CorporationJan 1994 → Jan 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 504919-99 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | Feb 2, 2001 | Mar 26, 2001 | — | 15,000 |
| 501183-97 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | Feb 2, 2001 | Oct 25, 2000 | — | 15,000 |
| 501183-99 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | Oct 25, 2000 | Oct 25, 2000 | Oct 31, 2000 | 15,000 |
| 418193-98 | Drill | Apache Corporation | Mar 8, 1994 | Nov 12, 1993 | — | 14,264 |
| 418193-99 | Drill | Apache Corporation | Nov 12, 1993 | Nov 12, 1993 | Nov 27, 1993 | 14,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2000 | Buffalo Ranch O-3-24016 | Giddings (Buda) | Apache Corporation | Plugged | — |
| Jan 22, 1994 | Buffalo Ranch O-3-22334 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Apache Corporation | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 215 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 9,450 | -9,235 |
| Buda | 10,052 | -9,837 |
| TD | 15,169 | -14,954 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,459 | 14,264 | Open hole |
| 10,454 | 15,169 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,145 | 14.75 | 1,500 S |
| 7.625 | 9,459 | 9.875 | 470 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 | Sep 4, 2001 | Jan 2, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 30, 2001 | Mar 8, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | May 11, 1994 | Mar 8, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 18, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-051-33411 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-33411 → 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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