WELL · 42-239-32985 · DISTRICT 2
Babb #2
Jackson County · Inez (Yegua 9060) field · Vertical
Babb #2 (API 42-239-32985) is a plugged well in Jackson County, plugged January 16, 2002, last operated by Brayton Operating Corp..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1997 and 1998, permitted to 11,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Yegua, Yeguaey-1.
Its 2 leases have reported 224K barrels of oil and 652K mcf of gas since January 1998, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Corpus Chrsti, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2009 · 218 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Brayton Operating Corp. |
| Production reports | Kriken Oil & Gas, Inc.through Mar 2013 |
| Latest permit | Brayton Operating Corp.May 13, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 13, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jan 23, 1998
- completed
- 224K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 652K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 23, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 16, 2002
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babb O-2-8460 | EL Toro Max, W. (EY-1) | Kriken Oil & Gas, Inc. | 2 | 200K | 612K | May 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| Babb O-2-8346 | Inez (Yegua 9060) | Brayton Operating Corp. | 1 | 24.9K | 39.9K | Jan 1998 – Oct 1999 |
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.
- 1Brayton Operating Corp.Jan 1998 → Oct 1999
- 2Titan Resources I, Inc.Nov 1999 → May 2000
- 3Pure Resources, L.P.Jun 2000 → Jul 2002
- 4Kriken Oil & GasFeb 2004 → Apr 2005
- 5Kriken Oil & Gas, Inc.May 2005 → Mar 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 476179-99 | Field transfer | Brayton Operating Corp. | May 11, 1998 | May 13, 1998 | Dec 20, 1997 | 11,000 |
| 471185-98 | Drill | Brayton Operating Corp. | Feb 9, 1998 | Dec 12, 1997 | — | 11,000 |
| 471185-99 | Drill | Brayton Operating Corp. | Dec 12, 1997 | Dec 12, 1997 | Dec 21, 1997 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-8346 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-8460 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 62 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,042 | 9,065 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,519 | 14.75 | 1,510 S |
| 7.625 | 6,700 | 9.875 | 510 S |
| 4.5 | 9,404 | 6.75 | 200 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 | Oct 13, 1999 | May 11, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Sep 29, 1999 | Feb 9, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 31, 1998 | Feb 9, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 16, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-239-32985 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-239-32985 → 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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