WELL · 42-167-31294 · DISTRICT 3
Halls Bayou Ranch #7
Galveston County · Treasure Isle (Big Gas Sand) field · Temp Abandoned · Directional
Halls Bayou Ranch #7 (API 42-167-31294) is a well in Galveston County operated by Black Water Environmental L.L.C., completed December 29, 1997 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 19, 1997, permitted to 17,000 ft.
It was permitted by Tepco, Inc. and has since transferred to Black Water Environmental L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Het, Frio.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Black Water Environmental L.L.C.
Permitted by Tepco, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Texas City, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · (713) 569-8223
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Black Water Environmental L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Reef Exploration, L.P.through Aug 2014 |
| Latest permit | Tepco, Inc.Aug 19, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 17,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 19, 1997
- last permit issued
- Dec 29, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.07M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 29, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halls Bayou Ranch G-3-168059 | Treasure Isle (Big Gas Sand) | Black Water Environmental L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 1.07M | Dec 1997 – 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.
- 1Tepco, Inc.Dec 1997 → Oct 1998
- 2Tepco Resources, Inc.Feb 2000 → Oct 2003
- 3Reef Exploration, Inc. (A-1)Nov 2003 → Sep 2005
- 4Reef Exploration, L.P.May 2006 → Aug 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 466475-98 | Drill | Tepco, Inc. | Aug 28, 1997 | Aug 19, 1997 | — | 17,000 |
| 466475-99 | Drill | Tepco, Inc. | Aug 19, 1997 | Aug 19, 1997 | Aug 22, 1997 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-168059 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 26 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Het | 9,065 | -9,039 |
| FrioTOP OF FRIO | 11,450 | -11,424 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,806 | 11,810 | Perforated |
| 11,823 | 11,852 | Perforated |
| 11,883 | 11,906 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,573 | 17.5 | 2,870 S |
| 9.625 | 8,430 | 12.25 | 1,360 S |
| 5.5 | 15,195 | 6.5 | 220 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 5, 1998 | Jan 26, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | May 28, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-167-31294 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-167-31294 → 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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