TEXAS · WELLS · BURLESON COUNTY · API 42-051-33417 · DISTRICT 03
Buffalo Ranch #2
Burleson County · Giddings (Buda) field · Horizontal
Buffalo Ranch #2 (API 42-051-33417) is a plugged horizontal well in Burleson County, plugged September 1, 2022, last operated by Apache Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1993 and 2001, permitted to 17,000 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Buda.
Its 2 leases have reported 140K barrels of oil and 2.55M mcf of gas since March 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 CorporationJan 31, 2001 |
- 17,000
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Jan 31, 2001
- last permit issued
- Apr 14, 2001
- completed
- 140K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.55M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1994 THROUGH Sep 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 14, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 1, 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 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 "a" Unit O-3-22337 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 72.9K | 537K | Mar 1994 – Nov 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 CorporationMar 1994 → Jan 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 504746-98 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | May 22, 2001 | Jan 31, 2001 | — | 10,365 |
| 504746-99 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | Jan 31, 2001 | Jan 31, 2001 | Jan 4, 2001 | 17,000 |
| 419762-97 | Drill | Apache Corporation | Mar 29, 1994 | Dec 29, 1993 | — | 9,957 |
| 419762-99 | Drill | Apache Corporation | Dec 29, 1993 | Dec 29, 1993 | Jan 15, 1994 | 14,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2001 | Buffalo Ranch O-3-24016 | Giddings (Buda) | Apache Corporation | Plugged | — |
| Mar 16, 1994 | Buffalo Ranch a Unit O-3-22337 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Apache Corporation | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 218 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 9,396 | -9,178 |
| BudaBUDA TOP (UPDIP) | 10,101 | -9,883 |
| BudaBUDA TOP (DOWN DIP) | 10,103 | -9,885 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,540 | 16,441 | Open hole |
| 10,565 | 15,250 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,185 | 14.75 | 1,510 S |
| 7.625 | 9,396 | 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 | Dec 12, 2001 | May 14, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 19, 2001 | Mar 29, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 28, 1994 | Mar 29, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 20, 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 42-051-33417 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-33417 → 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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