WELL · 42-167-31049 · DISTRICT 3
State Tract 343 #18
Galveston County · Point Bolivar N. (A-1G) field · NO Production · Vertical
State Tract 343 #18 (API 42-167-31049) is a well in Galveston County operated by Galveston Bay Operating CO LLC, completed March 6, 1985 and listed as no production on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 8, 1985, permitted to 7,300 ft.
It was permitted by Houston Oil & Minerals Corp. and has since transferred to Galveston Bay Operating CO LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including A-1b, A-1c, A-1d, A-1h.
Its lease has reported 54.8K barrels of oil and 22.2K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Galveston Bay Operating Co LLC
Permitted by Houston Oil & Minerals Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- May 6, 2019
- Permits on file
- 5
- Phone
- (985) 870-5959
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Galveston Bay Operating Co LLC |
| Production reports | Galveston Bay Operating Co LLCthrough Jun 2021 |
| Latest permit | Houston Oil & Minerals Corp.Feb 8, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 8, 1985
- last permit issued
- Mar 6, 1985
- completed
- 54.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 22.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 6, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent (D)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Tract 343 O-3-18424 | Point Bolivar, N. (A-1G) | Galveston Bay Operating Co LLC | 1 | 54.8K | 22.2K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Vintage Petroleum, Inc.May 1996 → Jul 1996
- 2Masters Resources, L.L.C.Jun 2002 → Jan 2004
- 3Tekoil and Gas Gulf Coast, LLCMay 2007 → Aug 2008
- 4Galveston Bay Energy, LLCMar 2010 → Mar 2017
- 5Galveston Bay Operating Co LLCMay 2017 → Jun 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 266364-99 | Drill | Houston Oil & Minerals Corp. | Feb 7, 1985 | Feb 8, 1985 | Feb 14, 1985 | 7,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-18424 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| A-1B | 5,888 |
| A-1C | 5,909 |
| A-1D | 5,925 |
| A-1H | 6,061 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,083 | 6,097 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 152 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 1,814 | 14.75 | 900 S |
| 5.5 | 6,307 | 7.875 | 65 S |
| 5.5 | 6,307 | 9.875 | 65 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 | Feb 27, 2012 | Sep 7, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Apr 24, 1985 | Mar 8, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Apr 5, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-167-31049 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-167-31049 → 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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