WELL · 42-055-34792 · DISTRICT 1
B.J. Townes Unit #1
Caldwell County · Lytton Springs field · Shut IN · Vertical
B.J. Townes Unit #1 (API 42-055-34792) is a well in Caldwell County operated by Royal Texas Petroleum, completed July 27, 2000 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 18, 2000, permitted to 2,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Del Rio, Georgetown.
Its lease has reported 256 barrels of oil since July 2000, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Lago Vista, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 17 permits on file · (512) 267-3579
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Royal Texas Petroleum |
| Production reports | Royal Texas Petroleumthrough Sep 2017 |
| Latest permit | Royal Texas PetroleumMay 18, 2000 |
- 2,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 18, 2000
- last permit issued
- Jul 27, 2000
- completed
- 256
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 27, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.J. Townes Unit O-1-14362 | Lytton Springs | Royal Texas Petroleum | 1 | 256 | 0 | Jul 2000 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Royal Texas PetroleumAug 2000 → Sep 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 495243-99 | Drill | Royal Texas Petroleum | May 18, 2000 | May 18, 2000 | May 26, 2000 | 2,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-14362 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 1,695 |
| Del Rio | 1,915 |
| Georgetown | 1,950 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,775 | 1,825 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 2,015 | 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 | Jan 23, 2002 | Aug 8, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 14, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-055-34792 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-34792 → 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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