WELL · 42-149-30505 · DISTRICT 3
Babe Unit #1
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Vertical
Babe Unit #1 (API 42-149-30505) is a plugged well in Fayette County, plugged July 19, 2021, last operated by Ammex Petroleum Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 12, 1980, permitted to 12,000 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Chalk.
Its lease has reported 14.6K barrels of oil and 286K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
EL Paso, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 22, 1991 · 112 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ammex Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | Torch Operating Companythrough Sep 1995 |
| Latest permit | Ammex Petroleum, Inc.Mar 12, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 12, 1980
- last permit issued
- Aug 31, 1980
- completed
- 14.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 286K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 31, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 19, 2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babe Unit O-3-15569 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Geosouthern Energy Corporation | 1 | 14.6K | 286K | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1Torch Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Sep 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75062-99 | Drill | Ammex Petroleum, Inc. | Mar 12, 1980 | Mar 12, 1980 | Jul 8, 1980 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-15569 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 427 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 9,414 | -8,987 |
| Chalk | 9,907 | -9,480 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,916 | 10,773 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,842 | 12.25 | 800 S |
| 2.375 | 9,729 | — | — |
| 7 | 9,916 | 8.75 | 200 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 | May 1, 2012 | Jun 30, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Jan 5, 1996 | Nov 28, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 24, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 18, 1980 | — |
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 42-149-30505 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-30505 → 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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