WELL · 42-197-30740 · DISTRICT 9
Baker Unit #1
Hardeman County · Frontier (Miss) field · Vertical
Baker Unit #1 (API 42-197-30740) is a plugged well in Hardeman County, plugged December 11, 2024, last operated by Masada Oil & Gas.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 25, 1984, permitted to 8,600 ft.
It was permitted by Kadane Oil Company and has since transferred to Masada Oil & Gas on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Palo Pinto, Chester, Meramec.
Its lease has reported 6.1K barrels of oil and 77 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Kadane Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Quanah, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 28, 2021
- Permits on file
- 16
- Phone
- (940) 839-8077
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Masada Oil & Gas |
| Production reports | Masada Oil & Gasthrough Jul 2023 |
| Latest permit | Kadane Oil CompanyJul 25, 1984 |
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
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 25, 1984
- last permit issued
- Sep 19, 1984
- completed
- 6.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 77
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 19, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 11, 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Unit O-13-24701 | Frontier (Miss) | Masada Oil & Gas | 1 | 6.1K | 77 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Kadane CorporationJan 1993 → Mar 1993
- 2Masada Oil & GasJun 1993 → Jul 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 246289-99 | Drill | Kadane Oil Company | Jul 23, 1984 | Jul 25, 1984 | Aug 4, 1984 | 8,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-24701 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,520 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Palo PintoPALO PINTO LIME | 5,603 | -4,083 |
| ChesterCHESTER LIME | 7,688 | -6,168 |
| Meramec | 8,118 | -6,598 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,132 | 8,143 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 354 | 13.5 | 350 S |
| 5.5 | 8,129 | 7.875 | 135 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 | Oct 22, 1984 | Sep 27, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Oct 15, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-197-30740 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-197-30740 → 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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