WELL · 42-185-30728 · DISTRICT 3
Bax Unit #1H
Grimes County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Horizontal
Bax Unit #1H (API 42-185-30728) is a plugged horizontal well in Grimes County, plugged May 23, 2014, last operated by HK Energy Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 15, 2008, permitted to 20,900 ft.
It was permitted by Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C. and has since transferred to HK Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Ash Marker, Eagle Ford.
Operator of record
Permitted by Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 5, 2019 · (713) 345-1060
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | HK Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | HK Energy Operating, LLCthrough Aug 2013 |
| Latest permit | Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C.Jul 15, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 20,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 15, 2008
- last permit issued
- Nov 18, 2008
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.79M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2008 THROUGH May 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 18, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 23, 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bax Unit G-3-247339 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | HK Energy Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 4.79M | Nov 2008 – May 2014 |
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.
- 1Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C.Nov 2008 → Jun 2013
- 2HK Energy Operating, LLCJul 2013 → Aug 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 665098-98 | Drill | Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C. | May 21, 2009 | Jul 15, 2008 | Aug 10, 2008 | 20,900 |
| 665098-99 | Drill | Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C. | Jun 23, 2008 | Jul 15, 2008 | Aug 10, 2008 | 13,945 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-247339 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 372 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 12,977 | -12,605 |
| Austin Chalk | 13,963 | -13,591 |
| Ash Marker | 14,073 | -13,701 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 14,153 | -13,781 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 14,061 | 20,302 | Perforated |
| 14,061 | 20,855 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,535 | 14.75 | 1,433 S |
| 7.625 | 14,061 | 9.875 | 516 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 | Jun 18, 2009 | Jan 28, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | May 28, 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.
- Wellbore filings for 42-185-30728 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-185-30728 → 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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