WELL · 42-167-31249 · DISTRICT 3
Halls Bayou Ranch #2S
Galveston County · Treasure Isle (Big Gas Sand) field · Directional
Halls Bayou Ranch #2S (API 42-167-31249) is a plugged well in Galveston County, plugged April 13, 2015, last operated by Reef Exploration L.P..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1994 and 1995, permitted to 13,500 ft.
It was permitted by Tepco, Inc. and has since transferred to Reef Exploration L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Anahuac, Frio.
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 May 2014 |
| Latest permit | Tepco, Inc.Sep 22, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,500
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Sep 22, 1995
- last permit issued
- Sep 29, 1995
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.14M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1995 THROUGH Apr 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 29, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 13, 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 G-3-155088 | Treasure Isle (Alibel) | Reef Exploration, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 413K | Feb 1995 – Apr 2015 |
| Halls Bayou Ranch G-3-156073 | Treasure Isle (Big Gas Sand) | Reef Exploration, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 726K | Sep 1995 – Apr 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.Feb 1995 → Oct 1998
- 2Tepco Resources, Inc.Nov 1998 → Oct 2003
- 3Reef Exploration, Inc. (A-1)Nov 2003 → Oct 2005
- 4Reef Exploration, L.P.May 2006 → May 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 440128-99 | Recompletion | Tepco, Inc. | Sep 22, 1995 | Sep 22, 1995 | Sep 22, 1995 | 12,761 |
| 426145-97 | Drill | Tepco, Inc. | Jul 10, 1995 | Aug 2, 1994 | Aug 4, 1994 | 12,761 |
| 426145-98 | Drill | Tepco, Inc. | Apr 3, 1995 | Aug 2, 1994 | — | 13,500 |
| 426145-99 | Drill | Tepco, Inc. | Aug 1, 1994 | Aug 2, 1994 | — | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-155088 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-156073 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 3,970 |
| Anahuac | 7,215 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASE MIOCENE | 7,215 |
| FrioTOP FRIO | 11,390 |
| Frio | 11,415 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,179 | 12,219 | Perforated |
| 12,240 | 12,280 | Perforated |
| 13,136 | 13,144 | Perforated |
| 13,144 | 13,158 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,663 | 17.5 | 2,072 S |
| 13.375 | 2,663 | — | — |
| 7.625 | 12,410 | 8.5 | 163 S |
| 7.625 | 12,410 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 13,618 | 6.5 | 80 S |
| 5.5 | 13,618 | — | — |
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 | Jan 4, 1996 | Oct 27, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 4, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 25, 1995 | Mar 31, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 25, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-167-31249 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-167-31249 → 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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