TEXAS · WELLS · HEMPHILL COUNTY · BUCKTHAL LEASE · API 42-211-32157 · DISTRICT 08
Buckthal #1
Hemphill County · Ramp (Douglas) field · Vertical
Buckthal #1 (API 42-211-32157) is a plugged well in Hemphill County, plugged May 5, 2016, last operated by BP America Production Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 15, 1996, permitted to 8,200 ft.
It was permitted by Midgard Energy Company and has since transferred to BP America Production Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Pan Lime, Bd, Pennsylvanian, U/Doug.
Operator of record
Permitted by Midgard Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Denver, CO
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 26, 2026
- Permits on file
- 1,623
- Phone
- (720) 439-5104
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | BP America Production Company |
| Production reports | BP America Production Companythrough Dec 2008 |
| Latest permit | Midgard Energy CompanyApr 15, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 15, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jul 15, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.14M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1996 THROUGH May 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 15, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 5, 2016
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckthal G-14-159955 | Ramp (Douglas) | BP America Production Company | 1 | 0 | 1.14M | Jul 1996 – May 2016 |
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.
- 1Midgard Energy CompanyJan 1997 → Sep 1997
- 2Crescendo Resources, L.P.Oct 1997 → Mar 2000
- 3Amoco Production CompanyApr 2000 → Dec 2001
- 4BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Dec 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 446874-99 | Drill | Midgard Energy Company | Apr 11, 1996 | Apr 15, 1996 | May 29, 1996 | 8,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 1996 | Buckthal G-14-159955 | Ramp (Douglas) | BP America Production Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,530 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pan Lime | 3,393 | -863 |
| BD | 4,260 | -1,730 |
| PennsylvanianPENN SHALE | 5,939 | -3,409 |
| U/Doug | 7,723 | -5,193 |
| L/Doug | 7,960 | -5,430 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,988 | 8,024 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,516 | 12.25 | 1,730 S |
| 4.5 | 8,182 | 7.875 | 425 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 | Nov 1, 1996 | Sep 6, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 3, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-211-32157 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-211-32157 → 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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