WELL · 42-157-31371 · DISTRICT 3
Texas Department of Corrections #A1
Fort Bend County · Jester (Murphy-Buls 8350) field · Vertical
Texas Department Of Corrections #A1 (API 42-157-31371) is a plugged well in Fort Bend County, plugged August 23, 2000, last operated by Bejo Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 26, 1982, permitted to 8,600 ft.
It was permitted by Ballard Exploration Company,Inc. and has since transferred to Bejo Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ballard Exploration Company,inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Richmond, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 6, 2024 · 5 permits on file · (832) 309-0542
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bejo Corporation |
| Production reports | Bejo Corporationthrough May 1998 |
| Latest permit | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Aug 26, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 26, 1982
- last permit issued
- Sep 17, 1982
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 557K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2002
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 17, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 23, 2000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Department of Corrections G-3-103229 | Jester (Murphy-Buls 8350) | Bejo Corporation | 1 | 0 | 557K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2002 |
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.
- 1Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1996
- 2Bejo CorporationSep 1997 → May 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 170277-99 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Aug 26, 1982 | Aug 26, 1982 | — | 8,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-103229 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,359 | 8,365 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 943 | 13.5 | 500 S |
| 4.5 | 8,512 | 8.75 | 500 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 | Oct 8, 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 42-157-31371 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-157-31371 → 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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