WELL · 42-071-31497 · DISTRICT 3
Baten-Taylor Unit #1
Chambers County · Angelina N. (Frio 11000) field · Vertical
Baten-Taylor Unit #1 (API 42-071-31497) is a plugged well in Chambers County, plugged July 2, 2014, last operated by Buchanan Wayman W..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 1984, permitted to 11,500 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Frio, Hackberry, Nodasaria, Nodosaria.
Its lease has reported 61.2K barrels of oil and 30.8K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 2014.
Operator of record
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 8, 1991 · 214 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Buchanan Wayman W. |
| Production reports | Samson Exploration, LLCthrough Jul 2014 |
| Latest permit | Buchanan, Wayman W.Nov 19, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 19, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jun 30, 1984
- completed
- 61.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 30.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 30, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 2, 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baten-Taylor Unit O-3-18103 | Angelina, N. (Frio 10969) | Samson Exploration, LLC | 1 | 61.2K | 30.8K | Jan 1993 – Oct 2014 |
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.
- 1Hydrocarbon Management, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1996
- 2Alegre Energy, Inc.Jan 1997 → Mar 1999
- 3Stratco Operating Co., Inc.Apr 1999 → Jul 2004
- 4Palisades Operating CompanyAug 2004 → Feb 2014
- 5Samson Exploration, LLCMar 2014 → Jul 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 258265-99 | Recompletion | Buchanan, Wayman W. | Nov 19, 1984 | Nov 19, 1984 | — | 11,175 |
| 221755-99 | Drill | Buchanan, Wayman W. Inc. | Nov 23, 1983 | Nov 28, 1983 | — | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-18103 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 17 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 8,342 | -8,325 |
| Hackberry | 9,517 | -9,500 |
| Nodasaria | 9,917 | -9,900 |
| Nodosaria | 9,917 | -9,900 |
| Texas Mississippi | 10,867 | -10,850 |
| Tex. Mississippi | 10,867 | -10,850 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,969 | 10,986 | Perforated |
| 11,073 | 11,078 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 3,500 | 15 | 1,325 sx |
| 7.625 | 10,090 | 9.875 | 500 sx |
| 4.5 | 11,175 | 6.5 | 230 sx |
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 7, 1984 | Oct 11, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Dec 1, 1984 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 12, 1984 | Aug 20, 1984 | — |
| 00 | May 25, 1984 | Aug 20, 1984 | — |
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 42-071-31497 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-071-31497 → 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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