WELL · 42-177-31659 · DISTRICT 1
Barta #1R
Gonzales County · Pilgrim (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Barta #1R (API 42-177-31659) is a plugged well in Gonzales County, plugged February 5, 2025, last operated by Byrd Operating Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1986 and 1987, permitted to 8,600 ft.
It was permitted by Lacy & Byrd, Inc. and has since transferred to Byrd Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Anacacho, Austin Chalk, Buda.
Its lease has reported 70.6K barrels of oil and 8.68K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Lacy & Byrd, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 68 permits on file · (432) 413-6683
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Byrd Operating Company |
| Production reports | Byrd Operating Companythrough Feb 2023 |
| Latest permit | Lacy & Byrd, Inc.Jul 29, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 29, 1987
- last permit issued
- Jul 27, 1987
- completed
- 70.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 8.68K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 27, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 5, 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barta O-1-11834 | Pilgrim (Austin Chalk) | Byrd Operating Company | 1 | 70.6K | 8.68K | Jan 1993 – Mar 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.
- 1Byrd Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 333637-99 | Recompletion | Lacy & Byrd, Inc. | Jul 28, 1987 | Jul 29, 1987 | — | 8,523 |
| 298620-99 | Drill | Walker, James | Feb 27, 1986 | Feb 27, 1986 | Mar 13, 1986 | 8,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-11834 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 290 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacacho | 7,805 | -7,515 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,963 | -7,673 |
| Buda | 8,454 | -8,164 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,054 | 8,375 | Perforated |
| 8,454 | 8,490 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,110 | 12.25 | 1,120 S |
| 4.5 | 8,523 | 7.875 | 400 S |
| 4.5 | 8,523 | — | 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 | Aug 18, 1987 | Jul 31, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 5, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | May 5, 1986 | Apr 24, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | May 3, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-177-31659 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-31659 → 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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