WELL · 42-235-31267 · DISTRICT 7
Baker 8 #1
Irion County · Baker Ranch (Canyon) field · Producing · Vertical
Baker 8 #1 (API 42-235-31267) is a well in Irion County operated by Atropos Exploration Company, completed May 4, 1978 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 4, 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.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Wolfcamp, Canyon.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Fortune Drilling Co., Inc.Apr 4, 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
- Apr 4, 1978
- last permit issued
- May 4, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 449K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 4, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 "8" G-9-76406 | Baker Ranch (Canyon) | Atropos Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 449K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 653 · prior 12 999(-35%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Fortune Production Co.Jan 1993 → Apr 2008
- 2Atropos Exploration CompanyMay 2008 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21384-99 | Drill | Fortune Drilling Co., Inc. | Apr 4, 1978 | Apr 4, 1978 | Apr 4, 1978 | 7,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-76406 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,524 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,839 | 6,893 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,127 | 11 | 500 S |
| 4.5 | 7,000 | 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 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 9, 2025 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 12, 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 42-235-31267 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-235-31267 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/23531267, documented in the API reference.