WELL · 42-187-33177 · DISTRICT 1
Bauchman John A. #5
Guadalupe County · Darst Creek (Buda) field · Vertical
Bauchman John A. #5 (API 42-187-33177) is a plugged well in Guadalupe County, plugged August 21, 1998, last operated by Rpm Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 5, 1986, permitted to 2,800 ft.
It was permitted by Groth, Frank Oil Incorporated and has since transferred to Rpm Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Buda.
Its lease has reported 166 barrels of oil and 18 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2003.
Operator of record
Permitted by Groth, Frank Oil Incorporated; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
New Braunfels, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 6, 1998
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | RPM Operating Company |
| Production reports | RPM Operating Companythrough Nov 1995 |
| Latest permit | Groth, Frank Oil IncorporatedAug 5, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 5, 1986
- last permit issued
- Jan 24, 1987
- completed
- 166
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 18
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 24, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 21, 1998
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauchman, John A. O-1-11696 | Darst Creek (Buda) | RPM Operating Company | 1 | 166 | 18 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2003 |
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.
- 1Geotan Resources IncorporatedMar 1994 → Dec 1994
- 2RPM Operating CompanyJan 1995 → Nov 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 304897-99 | Drill | Groth, Frank Oil Incorporated | Aug 5, 1986 | Aug 5, 1986 | — | 2,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-11696 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 421 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 1,858 | -1,437 |
| Austin Chalk | 2,212 | -1,791 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD LIME | 2,352 | -1,931 |
| BudaBUDA LIME | 2,360 | -1,939 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,226 | 2,244 | Perforated |
| 2,256 | 2,262 | Perforated |
| 2,282 | 2,289 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 500 | 12.25 | 345 S |
| 5.5 | 2,420 | 7.875 | 126 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 | Feb 12, 1987 | Jan 27, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 4, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-187-33177 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-187-33177 → 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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