WELL · 42-071-32608 · DISTRICT 3
Bertha #1
Chambers County · Oyster Bayou (Minor Res.) field · Temp Abandoned · Directional
Bertha #1 (API 42-071-32608) is a well in Chambers County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed May 11, 2016 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 29, 2015, 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), Seabreeze - Disposal, Nodasaria, Caprock.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Samson Exploration, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 26, 2026 · 3,454 permits on file · (713) 209-2411
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Samson Exploration, LLCSep 29, 2015 |
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
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 29, 2015
- last permit issued
- May 11, 2016
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2016 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 11, 2016
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertha G-3-281423 | Oyster Bayou (Minor Res.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | May 2016 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 810637-98 | Drill | Samson Exploration, LLC | Mar 9, 2016 | Sep 29, 2015 | Nov 22, 2015 | 12,500 |
| 810637-99 | Drill | Samson Exploration, LLC | Sep 24, 2015 | Sep 29, 2015 | Nov 22, 2015 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-281423 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE BASE | 7,742 | -7,740 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE,LOWER-FRIO - DISPOSAL | 7,742 | -7,740 |
| Seabreeze - Disposal | 9,661 | -9,659 |
| Nodasaria | 11,117 | -11,115 |
| CaprockCAPROCK - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| FrioFRIO-DISCORBIS - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Pliocene-Miocene - Disposal | — | — |
| WilcoxWILCOX - DISPOSAL | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,008 | 13,010 | Perforated |
| 13,032 | 13,042 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,596 | 17.5 | 2,580 S |
| 9.625 | 11,690 | 12.25 | 890 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 2, 2016 | Jun 6, 2016 | 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 42-071-32608 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-071-32608 → 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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