WELL · 42-161-31688 · DISTRICT 5
Baker #1
Freestone County · Simsboro N.W. (Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Baker #1 (API 42-161-31688) is a plugged well in Freestone County, plugged May 12, 2007, last operated by Buffco Production Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 23, 1999, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Stroud Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Buffco Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Operator of record
Permitted by Stroud Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Longview, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 14, 2025
- Permits on file
- 397
- Phone
- (903) 988-8199
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Buffco Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Buffco Production Inc.through Aug 2002 |
| Latest permit | Stroud Petroleum, Inc.Dec 23, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 23, 1999
- last permit issued
- Jun 5, 2000
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9.39K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2000 THROUGH May 2007
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 5, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 12, 2007
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker G-5-177748 | Simsboro, N.W. (Travis Peak) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 0 | 9.39K | Jun 2000 – May 2007 |
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.
- 1Stroud Petroleum, Inc.Jun 2000 → Jul 2001
- 2Inland Oil and Gas Company, Inc.Aug 2001 → Jul 2002
- 3Buffco Production Inc.Aug 2002 → Aug 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 490526-99 | Drill | Stroud Petroleum, Inc. | Dec 20, 1999 | Dec 23, 1999 | Jan 21, 2000 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-177748 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 407 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ChalkBASE AUSTIN | 3,634 | -3,227 |
| Rodessa | 6,878 | -6,471 |
| Pettit | 7,428 | -7,021 |
| Travis Peak | 7,610 | -7,203 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,833 | 7,860 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,014 | 12.25 | 400 S |
| 5.5 | 9,984 | 7.875 | 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 | Sep 5, 2000 | Jun 19, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 31, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-161-31688 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-31688 → 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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