WELL · 42-249-32286 · DISTRICT 4
J-Bar #1
Jim Wells County · Koopman (Yegua 7300) field · Vertical
J-Bar #1 (API 42-249-32286) is a plugged well in Jim Wells County, plugged December 30, 2008, last operated by Bay Rock Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 28, 1997, permitted to 7,500 ft.
It was permitted by Ricks Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Bay Rock Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Hockley, Yegua.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ricks Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Active, filed Apr 16, 2026 · 143 permits on file · (210) 213-8477
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bay Rock Operating Company |
| Production reports | Bay Rock Operating Companythrough May 2007 |
| Latest permit | Ricks Exploration, Inc.Feb 28, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 28, 1997
- last permit issued
- Apr 16, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 483K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1997 THROUGH Apr 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 16, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 30, 2008
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J-Bar G-4-163589 | Koopman (Yegua 7300) | Bay Rock Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 483K | Apr 1997 – Apr 2009 |
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.
- 1Ricks Exploration, Inc.Apr 1997 → Dec 2003
- 2Concho Exploration IncJan 2004 → Mar 2004
- 3Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Apr 2004 → Feb 2005
- 4Bay Rock Operating CompanyMay 2005 → May 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 459003-99 | Drill | Ricks Exploration, Inc. | Feb 21, 1997 | Feb 28, 1997 | Mar 10, 1997 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-163589 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 318 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,153 | 7,158 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,970 | 12.25 | 860 S |
| 5.5 | 7,215 | 7.875 | 415 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 | Aug 13, 1997 | May 1, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 25, 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 42-249-32286 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-249-32286 → 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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