WELL · 42-157-32346 · DISTRICT 3
George Ranch #16
Fort Bend County · Smithers Lake (Yegua LWR AU) field · Vertical
George Ranch #16 (API 42-157-32346) is a well in Fort Bend County operated by Bass Enterprises Production CO., completed July 23, 2005.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2005 and 2006, permitted to 12,500 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, Yegua.
Its 2 leases have reported 2.72K barrels of oil and 168K mcf of gas since July 2005, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Bass Enterprises Production Co.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 5, 2007 · 801 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bass Enterprises Production Co. |
| Production reports | Roy Jackson Energy Operating, LLthrough Apr 2025 |
| Latest permit | Bass Enterprises Production Co.Mar 6, 2006 |
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
- Mar 6, 2006
- last permit issued
- Jul 23, 2005
- completed
- 2.72K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 168K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 23, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Ranch "A" G-3-214583 | Smithers Lake (Yegua, AU-1) | Roy Jackson Energy Operating, LL | 1 | 0 | 143K | Jan 2006 – Jul 2026 |
| George Ranch O-3-24802 | Smithers Lake (Yegua LWR AU) | Bass Enterprises Production Co. | 1 | 2.72K | 25.3K | Jul 2005 – Mar 2006 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 848(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Bass Enterprises Production Co.Jul 2005 → Dec 2006
- 2Bepco, L.P.Jan 2007 → Nov 2008
- 3Bopco, L.P.Dec 2008 → Jul 2012
- 4Kovar Operating, LLCAug 2012 → May 2016
- 5JTL Operating Co., IncJun 2016 → Aug 2018
- 6Oro Resources, LLCSep 2018 → Apr 2023
- 7Roy Jackson Energy Operating, LLMay 2023 → Apr 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 615260-99 | Recompletion | Bass Enterprises Production Co. | Mar 3, 2006 | Mar 6, 2006 | Dec 18, 2005 | 12,500 |
| 600204-99 | Drill | Bass Enterprises Production Co. | May 4, 2005 | May 4, 2005 | May 23, 2005 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-214583 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-24802 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 68 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,628 | 11,638 | Perforated |
| 11,814 | 11,915 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,000 | 17.5 | 2,190 S |
| 9.625 | 9,600 | 12.25 | 1,125 S |
| 5.5 | 12,300 | 6.5 | 415 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 | Nov 2, 2006 | Feb 24, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 5, 2006 | Dec 9, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 14, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 3, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-157-32346 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-157-32346 → 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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