WELL · 42-235-31256 · DISTRICT 7
Baker 5 #1
Irion County · Baker Ranch (Canyon) field · Vertical
Baker 5 #1 (API 42-235-31256) is a plugged well in Irion County, plugged October 29, 2010, last operated by Atropos Exploration Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 16, 1978, permitted to 7,200 ft.
It was permitted by Fortune Drilling CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Atropos Exploration Company on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fortune Drilling Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 56 permits on file · (214) 695-0882
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Atropos Exploration Company |
| Production reports | Atropos Exploration Companythrough May 2010 |
| Latest permit | Fortune Drilling Co., Inc.Mar 16, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 16, 1978
- last permit issued
- Apr 15, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 221K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2010
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 15, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 29, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker "5" G-9-76157 | Baker Ranch (Canyon) | Atropos Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 221K | Jan 1993 – Oct 2010 |
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.
- 1Fortune Production Co.Jan 1993 → Feb 2008
- 2Atropos Exploration CompanyMay 2008 → May 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20176-99 | Drill | Fortune Drilling Co., Inc. | Mar 16, 1978 | Mar 16, 1978 | Mar 20, 1978 | 7,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-76157 | — | — | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,168 | 11 | 450 S |
| 4.5 | 7,052 | 7.875 | 275 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 | May 2, 1978 | — |
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 42-235-31256 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-235-31256 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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