WELL · 42-177-31796 · DISTRICT 1
Malatek #1
Gonzales County · Pilgrim (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Malatek #1 (API 42-177-31796) is a plugged horizontal well in Gonzales County, plugged December 1, 2020, last operated by Byrd Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 9, 1990, permitted to 10,200 ft.
It was permitted by Lacy & Byrd, Inc. and has since transferred to Byrd Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Ancacho, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 42.1K barrels of oil and 20.8K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2021.
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 Aug 2020 |
| Latest permit | Lacy & Byrd, Inc.Aug 9, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 9, 1990
- last permit issued
- Nov 30, 1990
- completed
- 42.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 30, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 1, 2020
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malatek O-1-12819 | Pilgrim (Austin Chalk) | Byrd Operating Company | 1 | 42.1K | 20.8K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2021 |
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 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 376377-98 | Drill | Lacy & Byrd, Inc. | Sep 20, 1991 | Aug 9, 1990 | — | 10,200 |
| 376377-99 | Drill | Lacy & Byrd, Inc. | Aug 9, 1990 | Aug 9, 1990 | Sep 27, 1990 | 10,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12819 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 276 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Ancacho | 7,925 | -7,649 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,136 | -7,860 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,424 | 9,737 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 866 | 12.25 | 450 S |
| 5.5 | 7,957 | 7.875 | 205 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 | Jan 30, 1991 | Dec 27, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 21, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-177-31796 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-31796 → 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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