WELL · 42-213-30317 · DISTRICT 5
Payne Springs Gas Unit #1
Henderson County · Payne Springs (Smackover -B-) field · Vertical
Payne Springs Gas Unit #1 (API 42-213-30317) is a plugged well in Henderson County, plugged November 2, 2001, last operated by Bay-Tech Operating CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 20, 1981, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Edge & Moehlmann and has since transferred to Bay-Tech Operating CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Edge & Moehlmann; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tyler, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2024 · 24 permits on file · (903) 530-9798
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bay-Tech Operating Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Bay-Tech Operating Co., Inc.through Oct 1998 |
| Latest permit | Edge & MoehlmannJan 20, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 20, 1981
- last permit issued
- Mar 11, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 354K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2001
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 11, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 2, 2001
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payne Springs Gas Unit G-5-105689 | Payne Springs (Smackover -B-) | Bay-Tech Operating Co., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 354K | Jan 1993 – Nov 2001 |
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.
- 1Bay-Tech Operating Co., Inc.Feb 1995 → Oct 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106123-99 | Drill | Edge & Moehlmann | Jan 20, 1981 | Jan 20, 1981 | Jan 29, 1981 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-105689 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,603 | 11,672 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 537 | 17.25 | 647 S |
| 9.625 | 4,512 | 12.25 | 1,560 S |
| 2.875 | 11,450 | — | — |
| 7 | 11,683 | 8.75 | 1,040 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 12, 1984 | Mar 9, 1983 | — |
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 42-213-30317 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-213-30317 → 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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