WELL · 42-163-33137 · DISTRICT 1
Betco-Betco Unit #1
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Betco-Betco Unit #1 (API 42-163-33137) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged September 16, 2004, last operated by Hawthorn Energy Partners LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 23, 1992, permitted to 11,500 ft.
It was permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company and has since transferred to Hawthorn Energy Partners LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Midway, Olmos, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 163K barrels of oil and 117K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in January 2006.
Operator of record
Permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Nichols Hill, OK
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 22, 2025
- Permits on file
- 79
- Phone
- (405) 755-5900
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hawthorn Energy Partners LLC |
| Production reports | Hawthorn Energy Partners, LLCthrough Jan 2003 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyOct 23, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 23, 1992
- last permit issued
- Jan 14, 1993
- completed
- 163K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 117K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 14, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 16, 2004
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betco-Betco Unit O-1-13699 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Hawthorn Energy Partners, LLC | 1 | 163K | 117K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2006 |
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.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyJan 1993 → May 1998
- 2Ceniza Petroleum, Inc.Jun 1998 → May 2001
- 3Hawthorn Energy Partners, LLCJan 2003 → Jan 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 404867-99 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Oct 19, 1992 | Oct 23, 1992 | Dec 10, 1992 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-13699 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 528 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Midway | 3,213 | -2,685 |
| Olmos | 4,918 | -4,390 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN-CHALK | 6,675 | -6,147 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,640 | 11,330 | Perforated |
| 6,820 | 7,417 | Perforated |
| 7,377 | 11,170 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,015 | 14.75 | 450 S |
| 7.625 | 6,820 | 9.875 | 990 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 | Apr 23, 1993 | Feb 18, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 16, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-163-33137 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-33137 → 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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