WELL · 42-239-33000 · DISTRICT 2
Babb #1
Jackson County · EL Toro Max W. (EY-1) field · Vertical
Babb #1 (API 42-239-33000) is a plugged well in Jackson County, plugged December 5, 2012, last operated by Kriken Oil & Gas Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 8, 1998, permitted to 10,600 ft.
It was permitted by Brayton Operating Corp. and has since transferred to Kriken Oil & Gas Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Yegua.
Its lease has reported 200K barrels of oil and 612K mcf of gas since May 1998, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Brayton Operating Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Chrsti, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 6, 2012 · 2 permits on file · (361) 816-8063
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Kriken Oil & Gas Inc. |
| Production reports | Kriken Oil & Gas, Inc.through Mar 2013 |
| Latest permit | Brayton Operating Corp.May 8, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 8, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jun 30, 1998
- completed
- 200K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 612K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 30, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 5, 2012
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; they carry 2 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 |
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.May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 476128-99 | Drill | Brayton Operating Corp. | May 8, 1998 | May 8, 1998 | May 14, 1998 | 10,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-8460 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 60 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,006 | 9,028 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,538 | 14.75 | 1,455 S |
| 7.625 | 6,700 | 9.875 | 540 S |
| 4.5 | 9,900 | 6.5 | 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 18, 2000 | Jul 13, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 9, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-239-33000 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-239-33000 → 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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