TEXAS · WELLS · JOHNSON COUNTY · BAYLESS LEASE · API 42-251-30578 · DISTRICT 7C
Bayless #1H
Johnson County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Horizontal
Bayless #1H (API 42-251-30578) is a plugged horizontal well in Johnson County, plugged December 10, 2020, last operated by Tep Barnett USA LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 6, 2005, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Tep Barnett USA LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Atoka, Barnett.
Its lease has reported 438K mcf of gas since January 2006, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 10, 2026
- Permits on file
- 371
- Phone
- (817) 720-1100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | TEP Barnett USA LLC |
| Production reports | TEP Barnett USA, LLCthrough Mar 2013 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Oct 6, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 6, 2005
- last permit issued
- Feb 1, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 438K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2006 THROUGH Mar 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 1, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 10, 2020
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayless G-13-216355 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | TEP Barnett USA, LLC | 1 | 0 | 438K | Jan 2006 – Mar 2013 |
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.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jan 2006 → Mar 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 607446-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Oct 6, 2005 | Oct 6, 2005 | Oct 30, 2005 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2006 | Bayless G-13-216355 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | TEP Barnett USA LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 893 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,021 | 7,866 | Perforated |
| 8,164 | 9,009 | Perforated |
| 9,307 | 10,152 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,314 | 12.25 | 515 S |
| 5.5 | 10,196 | 8.75 | 1,400 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Oct 4, 2006 | Apr 25, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 14, 2006 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Apr 17, 2009. Density, Neutron. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEUTRON/DENSITY POROSITY | TIFF | 1,315 to 6,080 | Apr 17, 2009run Nov 9, 2005 | 4.03 |
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 42-251-30578 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-251-30578 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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