TEXAS · WELLS · FREESTONE COUNTY · BAUM ESTATE LEASE · API 42-161-30445 · DISTRICT 05
Baum Estate #1
Freestone County · Teague (CV-Bossier Cons.) field · Producing · Vertical
Baum Estate #1 (API 42-161-30445) is a well in Freestone County operated by Valence Operating Company, completed September 6, 1985 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 1985, permitted to 11,900 ft.
It was permitted by Txo Production Corp. and has since transferred to Valence Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, BMA, Woodbine, Mass Anhyd..
Its lease has reported 292 barrels of oil and 311K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by TXO Production Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Kingwood, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 990
- Phone
- (281) 359-3659
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Valence Operating Company |
| Production reports | Valence Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | TXO Production Corp.Jun 6, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 6, 1985
- last permit issued
- Sep 6, 1985
- completed
- 292
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 311K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 6, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baum Estate G-5-118328 | Teague (CV-Bossier Cons.) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 292 | 311K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,522 · prior 12 4,071(-13%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Valence Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 276944-99 | Recompletion | TXO Production Corp. | May 28, 1985 | Jun 6, 1985 | — | 11,900 |
| 30523-99 | Drill | Texas Oil & Gas Corp. | Aug 11, 1978 | Aug 11, 1978 | Sep 5, 1978 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 1985 | Baum Estate G-5-118328 | Teague (CV-Bossier Cons.) | Valence Operating Company | Producing | 11,900 |
| Nov 30, 1978 | Baum Estate G-5-81386 | Simsboro N. (Cotton Valley) | TXO Production Corp. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 393 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 3,301 | -2,908 |
| BMA | 3,650 | -3,257 |
| Woodbine | 4,050 | -3,657 |
| Mass Anhyd. | 6,532 | -6,139 |
| Rodessa | 6,870 | -6,477 |
| Pettit | 7,416 | -7,023 |
| Travis Peak | 7,612 | -7,219 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY SAND | 9,270 | -8,877 |
| Bossier | 10,592 | -10,199 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,924 | 11,112 | Perforated |
| 11,118 | 11,124 | Perforated |
| 11,630 | 11,652 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 578 | 17.5 | 520 S |
| 9.625 | 4,567 | 12.25 | 550 S |
| 9.625 | 4,567 | 12.5 | 550 S |
| 5.5 | 11,900 | 8.75 | 1,575 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Oct 18, 1985 | Oct 3, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Oct 12, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 15, 1979 | — |
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 42-161-30445 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-30445 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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