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WELL · 42-089-31606 · DISTRICT 3

Bailey James Trustee #1

Plugged

Colorado County · Paul (LW-50) field  · Vertical

Bailey James Trustee #1 (API 42-089-31606) is a plugged well in Colorado County, plugged February 14, 2003, last operated by American Exploration Company.

The RRC has issued 7 drilling permits (amended once) between 1985 and 1996, permitted to 11,140 ft.

It was permitted by Shana Petroleum Company and has since transferred to American Exploration Company on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.

Operator of record

American Exploration Company

Permitted by Shana Petroleum Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 1, 1997 · 575 permits on file

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleAmerican Exploration Company
Production reportsNeg Operating LLCthrough Jul 2002
Latest permitShana Petroleum CompanyApr 16, 1996

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

11,140
total depth, ft
8
permits on file
Apr 16, 1996
last permit issued
Mar 26, 1991
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
533K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2003

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Mar 26, 1991
Shut in
—
Plugged
Feb 14, 2003

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 7 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Bailey, James Trustee G-3-158692Paul (LW-13)Neg Operating LLC10281KMay 1996 – May 2003
Bailey, James Trustee G-3-156897Paul (LW-11)Shana Petroleum Company1031.1KNov 1995 – Aug 1996
Bailey, James Trustee G-3-156345Paul (LW-17)Shana Petroleum Company1029.4KAug 1995 – Jan 1996
Bailey, James Trustee G-3-150010Paul (LW-18)Shana Petroleum Company1027.9KMay 1994 – Aug 1995
Bailey, James Trustee G-3-138329Paul (LW-50)American Exploration Company10164KJan 1993 – Aug 1994
— G-3-120383——000—
— G-3-134480——000—

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.

  1. 1American Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Sep 1994
  2. 2Shana Petroleum CompanyAug 1995 → Apr 2002
  3. 3Neg Operating LLCMay 2002 → Jul 2002

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
446890-99RecompletionShana Petroleum CompanyApr 11, 1996Apr 16, 1996Apr 29, 19969,360
442745-99RecompletionShana Petroleum CompanyDec 12, 1995Dec 29, 1995Nov 1, 19959,220
439604-99RecompletionShana Petroleum CompanySep 5, 1995Sep 20, 1995Jul 27, 19959,410
423854-98RecompletionAmerican Exploration CompanyJun 29, 1994May 11, 1994May 20, 199411,140
423854-99RecompletionAmerican Exploration CompanyMay 11, 1994May 11, 1994—11,140
386222-99RecompletionConquest Exploration CompanyMar 29, 1991Mar 29, 1991Mar 13, 199111,140
368674-99RecompletionConquest Exploration CompanyJan 16, 1990Jan 19, 1990—11,140
280134-99DrillCenergy Exploration CompanyJul 11, 1985Jul 15, 1985—11,100

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-3-120383————
—— G-3-134480————
—— G-3-138329————
—— G-3-150010————
—— G-3-156345————
—— G-3-156897————
—— G-3-158692————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 336 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
WilcoxTOP UPPER WILCOX7,242-6,906
WilcoxUPPER WILCOX7,242-6,906
WilcoxMIDDLE WILCOX8,163-7,827
WilcoxTOP MIDDLE WILCOX8,163-7,827
WilcoxLOWER WILCOX8,938-8,602
WilcoxTOP LOWER WILCOX8,938-8,602
WilcoxLOWER WILCOX - 189,420-9,084
Wilcox9,630-9,294
WilcoxWILCOX (9630)9,630-9,294
WilcoxLOWER WILCOX10,330-9,994

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
9,2179,219Perforated
9,2669,268Perforated
9,2769,279Perforated
9,3909,393Perforated
9,4209,428Perforated
9,4899,497Perforated
9,6309,638Perforated
10,33010,337Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
9.6251,98012.25630 S
5.511,1407.875962 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Jul 17, 1996Jun 6, 1996Yes
00Jul 9, 1996——
00Apr 2, 1996Feb 1, 1996—
00Mar 4, 1996Nov 14, 1995Yes
00Feb 9, 1996——
00Jan 30, 1996Aug 31, 1995Yes
00Dec 28, 1995——
00Aug 8, 1994Jun 9, 1994Yes
00Jul 8, 1994——
00Jan 22, 1992Jan 8, 1992—
00Jun 18, 1991May 31, 1991Yes
00Jun 12, 1991——
00Jul 17, 1990Feb 20, 1990Yes
00Jul 3, 1990——
00Mar 31, 1986Jan 25, 1986Yes
00Mar 26, 1986——

The source documents

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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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