WELL · 42-149-31223 · DISTRICT 3
Bauer R.A. Unit #2
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Vertical
Bauer R.A. Unit #2 (API 42-149-31223) is a plugged well in Fayette County, plugged April 22, 1996, last operated by Bellwether Exploration Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 2, 1981, permitted to 13,000 ft.
It was permitted by Tipco and has since transferred to Bellwether Exploration Company on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Bellwether Exploration Company
Permitted by Tipco; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 7, 2001
- Permits on file
- 61
- Phone
- (713) 753-1527
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bellwether Exploration Company |
| Production reports | Hampton Resources Corporationthrough Jun 1995 |
| Latest permit | TipcoOct 2, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 2, 1981
- last permit issued
- Nov 17, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 143K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 17, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 22, 1996
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauer, R.A. Unit G-3-97565 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Bellwether Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 143K | Jan 1993 – Sep 1996 |
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.
- 1Hampton Resources CorporationJan 1993 → Jun 1995
- 2Gemini Exploration CompanyJun 1994 → Oct 1994
Permits
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-97565 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,293 | 11,525 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,442 | 12.25 | 1,893 S |
| 2.875 | 11,224 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 11,716 | 8.75 | 650 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 15, 1982 | — |
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 42-149-31223 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-31223 → 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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