WELL · 42-227-35080 · DISTRICT 8
Bulldog #1
Howard County · Middleton (Canyon Reef) field · Vertical
Bulldog #1 (API 42-227-35080) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged October 22, 2010, last operated by Element Petroleum Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 10, 1996, permitted to 9,600 ft.
It was permitted by Midland Oil And Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to Element Petroleum Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Spraberry, Lwr Sprayberry, Dean.
Its lease has reported 62.3K barrels of oil and 59.8K mcf of gas since February 1997, last reporting in January 2011.
Operator of record
Element Petroleum Operating LLC
Permitted by Midland Oil and Gas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Inactive, filed Dec 21, 2013 · 151 permits on file · (432) 686-7707
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Element Petroleum Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Midland Oil and Gas, Inc.through May 2006 |
| Latest permit | Midland Oil and Gas, Inc.Oct 10, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 10, 1996
- last permit issued
- Feb 12, 1997
- completed
- 62.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 59.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1997 THROUGH Jan 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 12, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 22, 2010
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulldog O-10-35216 | Middleton (Canyon Reef) | Element Petroleum Operating, LLC | 1 | 62.3K | 59.8K | Feb 1997 – Jan 2011 |
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.
- 1Midland Oil and Gas, Inc.Feb 1997 → May 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 453692-99 | Drill | Midland Oil and Gas, Inc. | Oct 10, 1996 | Oct 10, 1996 | Dec 13, 1996 | 9,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-35216 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,699 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear ForkBASE CLEARFORK | 6,481 | -3,782 |
| SpraberryUPPER SPRAYBERRY | 6,752 | -4,053 |
| LWR Sprayberry | 7,289 | -4,590 |
| DeanTOP DEAN | 8,358 | -5,659 |
| DeanBASE DEAN | 8,650 | -5,951 |
| CanyonCANYON REEF | 9,282 | -6,583 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,290 | 9,302 | Perforated |
| 9,305 | 9,320 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 360 | 17 | 375 S |
| 8.625 | 3,610 | 11 | 1,400 S |
| 5.5 | 9,305 | 7.875 | 325 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 | Mar 24, 1997 | Feb 18, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 12, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-227-35080 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-35080 → 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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