WELL · 42-175-34109 · DISTRICT 2

Bethke #1

Plugged

Goliad County · Marshall (Middle Wilcox) field  · Vertical

Bethke #1 (API 42-175-34109) is a plugged well in Goliad County, plugged August 9, 2023, last operated by Nog Production & Operating LLC.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 5, 2008, permitted to 11,600 ft.

It was permitted by Union Gas Operating Company and has since transferred to Nog Production & Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Wilcox.

Operator of record

Nog Production & Operating LLC

Permitted by Union Gas Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Goliad, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2026 · 7 permits on file · (361) 550-4045

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleNog Production & Operating LLC
Production reportsNog Production & Operating LLCthrough Jun 2020
Latest permitUnion Gas Operating CompanyAug 5, 2008

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

11,600
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Aug 5, 2008
last permit issued
Oct 31, 2008
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
2.45M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2008 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Oct 31, 2008
Shut in
—
Plugged
Aug 9, 2023

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 →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Bethke G-2-249063Marshall (Middle Wilcox)Nog Production & Operating LLC102.45MOct 2008 – 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.

  1. 1Union Gas Operating CompanyNov 2008 → Nov 2017
  2. 2Nog Production & Operating LLCJan 2018 → Jun 2020

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
666868-98DrillUnion Gas Operating CompanyJun 4, 2009Aug 5, 2008Oct 8, 200811,600
666868-99DrillUnion Gas Operating CompanyJul 16, 2008Aug 5, 2008Oct 8, 200811,600

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-2-249063————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 302 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
FrioBASE OF FRIO3,550-3,248
Wilcox8,140-7,838
WilcoxMIDDLE WILCOX10,200-9,898

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
10,49410,514Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
9.6251,85012.25680 S
79,5008.75120 S
4.511,1006.125130 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Aug 20, 2009May 8, 2009Yes
00Jul 9, 2009——

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.

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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