WELL · 42-177-31753 · DISTRICT 1
Barta -C- #1X
Gonzales County · Pilgrim (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Barta -C- #1X (API 42-177-31753) is a plugged horizontal well in Gonzales County, plugged August 27, 1994, last operated by Byrd Operating Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1989 and 1991, permitted to 9,200 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 150 barrels of oil and 129 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in November 1994. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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 May 1994 |
| Latest permit | Lacy & Byrd, Inc.Jul 8, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 8, 1991
- last permit issued
- Sep 29, 1991
- completed
- 150
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 129
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 29, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 27, 1994
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barta -C- O-1-12359 | Pilgrim (Austin Chalk) | Byrd Operating Company | 2 | 150 | 129 | Jan 1993 – Nov 1994 |
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 → May 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 389520-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Lacy & Byrd, Inc. | Jul 2, 1991 | Jul 8, 1991 | Jul 22, 1991 | 8,800 |
| 364536-99 | Drill | Lacy & Byrd, Inc. | Sep 29, 1989 | Sep 29, 1989 | Oct 7, 1989 | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12359 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-12359 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 319 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacacho | 8,218 | -7,899 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,394 | -8,075 |
| Buda | 8,915 | -8,596 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,370 | 10,640 | Perforated |
| 8,370 | 10,910 | Perforated |
| 8,469 | 8,820 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,240 | 12.25 | 1,200 S |
| 5.5 | 8,968 | 7.875 | 325 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 | Dec 16, 1991 | Oct 23, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 13, 1991 | Dec 5, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 8, 1990 | Dec 5, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 4, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-177-31753 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-31753 → 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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