WELL · 42-167-31174 · DISTRICT 3
Halls Bayou Ranch Tr. 4 Unit #1
Galveston County · Treasure Isle ( S Sand) field · Directional
Halls Bayou Ranch TR. 4 Unit #1 (API 42-167-31174) is a plugged well in Galveston County, plugged April 1, 2015, last operated by Reef Exploration L.P..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1989 and 1994, permitted to 20,000 ft.
It was permitted by Tepco, Inc. and has since transferred to Reef Exploration L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including 5 Sand.
Operator of record
Permitted by Tepco, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Richardson, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 10, 2016
- Permits on file
- 69
- Phone
- (972) 437-6792
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Reef Exploration L.P. |
| Production reports | Reef Exploration, L.P.through Mar 2015 |
| Latest permit | Tepco, Inc.Oct 6, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 20,000
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Oct 6, 1994
- last permit issued
- May 26, 1990
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.23M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 26, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 1, 2015
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halls Bayou Ranch, Tr. 4 Unit G-3-140380 | Treasure Isle ("S" Sand) | Reef Exploration, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 362K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2015 |
| Halls Bayou Ranch, Tr. 4 Unit G-3-152241 | Treasure Isle (Big Gas Sand) | Reef Exploration, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 6.87M | Jul 1994 – Mar 2015 |
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.
- 1Tepco, Inc.Sep 1993 → Oct 1998
- 2Tepco Resources, Inc.Nov 1998 → Oct 2003
- 3Reef Exploration, Inc. (A-1)Nov 2003 → Sep 2005
- 4Reef Exploration, L.P.May 2006 → Mar 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 428618-99 | Recompletion | Tepco, Inc. | Sep 29, 1994 | Oct 6, 1994 | Jun 30, 1994 | 17,414 |
| 365966-97 | Field transfer | Tepco, Inc. | Aug 19, 1993 | Nov 8, 1989 | — | 17,414 |
| 365966-98 | Drill | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Jan 8, 1992 | Nov 8, 1989 | Dec 14, 1989 | 17,540 |
| 365966-99 | Drill | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Nov 3, 1989 | Nov 8, 1989 | — | 20,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-140380 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-152241 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 5 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Sand | 15,830 | -15,825 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,630 | 11,638 | Perforated |
| 11,646 | 11,658 | Perforated |
| 11,690 | 11,722 | Perforated |
| 11,750 | 11,770 | Perforated |
| 15,833 | 15,844 | Perforated |
| 16,018 | 16,032 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 246 | 30 | — |
| 18.625 | 2,934 | 22 | 3,385 S |
| 13.375 | 8,395 | 14 | 5,750 S |
| 13.375 | 8,395 | 17 | 5,750 S |
| 30 | — | 30 | — |
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, 1995 | Aug 30, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 11, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 22, 1993 | Aug 3, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Feb 14, 1992 | Jul 10, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 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 42-167-31174 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-167-31174 → 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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