WELL · 42-177-30891 · DISTRICT 1
Billings -B- #B1
Gonzales County · Smiley SE (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Billings -B- #B1 (API 42-177-30891) is a plugged horizontal well in Gonzales County, plugged December 6, 1995, last operated by Texas Energy Reserves Inc.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1992, permitted to 9,285 ft.
It was permitted by AV-Tech Resources Corporation and has since transferred to Texas Energy Reserves Inc on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 4.28K barrels of oil and 13.3K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in January 1996.
Operator of record
Permitted by AV-Tech Resources Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
New Braunfels, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 1997 · 2 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texas Energy Reserves Inc |
| Production reports | Texas Energy Reserves, Incthrough Dec 1995 |
| Latest permit | AV-Tech Resources CorporationJun 26, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,285
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 26, 1992
- last permit issued
- Aug 4, 1992
- completed
- 4.28K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 13.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 4, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 6, 1995
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billings -B- O-1-7201 | Smiley, SE (Austin Chalk) | Texas Energy Reserves, Inc | 1 | 4.28K | 13.3K | Jan 1993 – Jan 1996 |
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.
- 1Zenith Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1993
- 2Texas Energy Reserves, IncAug 1993 → Dec 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400634-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | AV-Tech Resources Corporation | Jun 26, 1992 | Jun 26, 1992 | Jul 3, 1992 | 9,285 |
| 113672-99 | Drill | Adams Exploration Co. | Mar 31, 1981 | Mar 31, 1981 | — | 9,285 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-7201 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 270 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 8,632 | -8,362 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,741 | -8,471 |
| Austin ChalkLOWER AUSTIN CHALK | 8,961 | -8,691 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD SHALE | 9,192 | -8,922 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,748 | 9,159 | Perforated |
| 8,748 | 9,285 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,800 | 12.25 | 950 S |
| 2.375 | 8,700 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 9,285 | 7.875 | 400 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 | Oct 15, 1992 | Sep 14, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 31, 1981 | — |
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 42-177-30891 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-30891 → 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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