WELL · 42-055-34406 · DISTRICT 1
Betty #1
Caldwell County · Buchanan field · Producing · Vertical
Betty #1 (API 42-055-34406) is a well in Caldwell County operated by Viva Petrol LLP, completed October 11, 1988 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 19, 1988, permitted to 2,700 ft.
It was permitted by Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc. and has since transferred to Viva Petrol LLP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Dale Lime, Serpentine.
Its lease has reported 5.83K barrels of oil and 53 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Pflugerville, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · (253) 993-6170
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Viva Petrol LLP |
| Production reports | Viva Petrol LLPthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc.Sep 19, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 19, 1988
- last permit issued
- Oct 11, 1988
- completed
- 5.83K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 53
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 11, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betty O-1-12135 | Buchanan | Viva Petrol LLP | 1 | 5.83K | 53 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 68 · prior 12 60(+13%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1993
- 2Trinidad Petroleum, Inc.Aug 1993 → Mar 2000
- 3Rodenberg, Laura Oil Co.Jun 2003 → Apr 2004
- 4Geomeg Energy Operating Co., LLCMar 2006 → Oct 2020
- 5Origin Production Company, Inc.Mar 2021 → May 2025
- 6Viva Petrol LLPJun 2025 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351393-99 | Drill | Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc. | Sep 19, 1988 | Sep 19, 1988 | — | 2,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12135 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 523 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Lime | 1,980 | -1,457 |
| Serpentine | 1,986 | -1,463 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,068 | 2,430 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 2,068 | 7.875 | 270 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 27, 1988 | Oct 17, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 22, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-055-34406 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-34406 → 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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