WELL · 42-167-31429 · DISTRICT 3
Halls Bayou Ranch a Gas Unit #1
Galveston County · Wildcat field · Directional
Halls Bayou Ranch A Gas Unit #1 (API 42-167-31429) is a well in Galveston County operated by Reef Exploration L.P., completed December 21, 2006.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2006 and 2007, permitted to 20,000 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Last Normal Sand, Weiting, Frio, Andrau L.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Richardson, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2026 · 69 permits on file · (214) 244-5339
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Reef Exploration L.P. |
| Production reports | Reef Exploration, L.P.through Apr 2016 |
| Latest permit | Reef Exploration, L.P.Sep 14, 2007 |
- 20,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 14, 2007
- last permit issued
- Dec 21, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.74M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 21, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 "A" G-3-234686 | Treasure Isle (Big Gas Sand) | Black Water Environmental L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 3.74M | Jun 2007 – Jul 2026 |
| Halls Bayou Ranch "a" Gas Unit G-3-229312 | Wildcat | Reef Exploration, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Dec 2006 – Jun 2007 |
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.
- 1Reef Exploration, L.P.Sep 2007 → Apr 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 645923-99 | Recompletion | Reef Exploration, L.P. | Sep 11, 2007 | Sep 14, 2007 | May 28, 2007 | 14,292 |
| 617380-98 | Drill | Reef Exploration, L.P. | Aug 22, 2007 | Apr 17, 2006 | Jul 4, 2006 | 14,292 |
| 617380-99 | Drill | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Apr 11, 2006 | Apr 17, 2006 | Jul 4, 2006 | 20,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-229312 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-234686 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 40 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Last Normal Sand | 8,584 | -8,544 |
| Weiting | 14,600 | -14,560 |
| FrioFRIO "S" | 15,827 | -15,787 |
| Andrau L | 16,541 | -16,501 |
| Andrau ML | 17,217 | -17,177 |
| Royal | 17,592 | -17,552 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,274 | 12,312 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 3,612 | 26 | 5,300 S |
| 16 | 3,805 | — | — |
| 13.625 | 8,697 | 17.5 | 1,155 S |
| 13.625 | 10,642 | 17.5 | — |
| 9.875 | 16,555 | 12.25 | 2,550 S |
| 9.875 | 16,555 | — | — |
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 | Jul 1, 2008 | Nov 16, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | May 2, 2008 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 12, 2007 | Mar 8, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 7, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-167-31429 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-167-31429 → 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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