WELL · 42-165-34388 · DISTRICT 8
American Bass #2
Gaines County · Wildcat field · Vertical
American Bass #2 (API 42-165-34388) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged December 17, 1992, last operated by American Exploration Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 10, 1991, permitted to 8,000 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including San Andres, Clear Fork.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 1, 1997 · 575 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | American Exploration Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | American Exploration CompanyOct 10, 1991 |
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 10, 1991
- last permit issued
- May 6, 1992
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 1993
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 6, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 17, 1992
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Bass O-11-66860 | Wildcat | American Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – May 1993 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 392150-98 | Drill | American Exploration Company | Nov 21, 1991 | Oct 10, 1991 | Dec 3, 1991 | 8,000 |
| 392150-99 | Drill | American Exploration Company | Sep 23, 1991 | Oct 10, 1991 | — | 5,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-66860 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,470 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 5,712 | -2,242 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 8,000 | -4,530 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,194 | 3,218 | Perforated |
| 4,762 | 4,776 | Perforated |
| 5,712 | 5,761 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,004 | 12.25 | 1,000 S |
| 5.5 | 5,899 | 7.875 | 850 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 | Jun 19, 1992 | May 14, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 3, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-165-34388 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-34388 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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