TEXAS · WELLS · CHAMBERS COUNTY · ELM BAYOU LEASE · API 42-071-32580 · DISTRICT 03
Elm Bayou #1
Chambers County · Wolfpack (Nod 3) field · Directional
Elm Bayou #1 (API 42-071-32580) is a plugged well in Chambers County, plugged July 16, 2022, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 20, 2014, permitted to 12,500 ft.
It was permitted by Samson Exploration, LLC and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Het Lime, Caprock, Catahoula.
Its lease has reported 37.2K barrels of oil and 106K mcf of gas since October 2014, last reporting in August 2022.
Operator of record
Permitted by Samson Exploration, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough May 2020 |
| Latest permit | Samson Exploration, LLCJun 20, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 20, 2014
- last permit issued
- Oct 29, 2014
- completed
- 37.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 106K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2014 THROUGH Aug 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 29, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 16, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elm Bayou O-3-26785 | Wolfpack (Nod 3) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 37.2K | 106K | Oct 2014 – Aug 2022 |
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.
- 1Samson Exploration, LLCOct 2014 → Aug 2016
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanySep 2016 → Mar 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 787344-99 | Drill | Samson Exploration, LLC | May 16, 2014 | Jun 20, 2014 | Sep 7, 2014 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2014 | Elm Bayou O-3-26785 | Wolfpack (Nod 3) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 9 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE BASE | 7,420 | -7,411 |
| Het Lime | 8,120 | -8,111 |
| CaprockCAPROCK - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| FrioFRIO-DISCORBIS - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE,LOWER-FRIO - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Pliocene-Miocene - Disposal | — | — |
| Seabreeze - Disposal | — | — |
| WilcoxWILCOX - DISPOSAL | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,212 | 11,218 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 3,423 | 14.75 | 2,030 S |
| 7.625 | 10,390 | 9.875 | 605 S |
| 5.5 | 12,090 | 6.75 | 245 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 | Aug 17, 2015 | Feb 24, 2015 | Yes |
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 42-071-32580 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-071-32580 → 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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